Legal Administrative Assistant (Litigation)

Dentons; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentons US LLP is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to support our Litigation team in Washington, DC. This hybrid position requires three days in-office and involves document prep, client billing, time entry, and calendar management for multiple lawyers in a collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates have strong organizational and communication skills, experience with court filings, and a commitment to excellent client service. Overtime availability may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ Litigation secretarial experience in a mid to large sized law firm.
• Proficient in document preparation, filing, time entry, expenses, travel arrangements, and calendar maintenance.
• Familiar with state and federal court rules.
• Ability to support attorneys across practice groups, as well as multiple attorney assignments at one time.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and client service.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for document preparation, editing, file maintenance, and client billing.
• Work with timekeepers, input time entry, file electronic court filings, pleadings, and process mail.
• Client contact in person and over the phone.
• Travel arrangements and reimbursements.
• Handles confidential/sensitive firm and/or client information.
• These duties may be ongoing or ad-hoc in nature.

Skills

Litigation secretarial experience

Document preparation

Time entry

Court filing

Calendar maintenance

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Client service

Multi-tasking

Overtime availability

Tools

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Legal Administrative Assistant (Litigation) - Washington DC.

Posted on September 18, 2026

Dentons US LLP is currently recruiting for a Legal Administrative Assistant for our Washington, DC office. This position will provide administrative support to Litigation lawyers in a highly collaborative working environment. This position is hybrid with a three-day in-office requirement.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for document preparation, editing, file maintenance, and client billing
• Work with timekeepers, input time entry, file electronic court filings, pleadings, and process mail
• Client contact in person and over the phone
• Travel arrangements and reimbursements
• Handles administrative confidential/sensitive firm and/or client information
• These duties may be ongoing or ad-hoc in nature
• Other duties as may be assigned to fully meet the requirements for this position

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ Litigation secretarial experience in a mid to large sized law firm
• Must be proficient in legal secretarial and administrative tasks including, but not limited to, document preparation, filing, time entry, expenses, telephone contact, travel arrangements, and calendar maintenance
• Must be familiar with state and federal court rules
• Ability to support attorneys across practice groups, as well as multiple attorney assignments at one time.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to prioritize, and work independently. Ability to work in a high-volume environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and excellent client service
• Must be proficient in MS Word, Outlook (including utilization of styles and pleading to format documents), Excel, and PowerPoint; have the ability to learn and quickly become proficient in new computer software programs
• Excellent written and oral communication and solid organizational skills
• Must be detail-oriented, able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, have the ability to prioritize incoming/outgoing tasks, and work effectively independently and within a team
• Availability for overtime is required

Salary

Pursuant with states' laws, the salary range for this position is $78,000 - $98,000, based on experience and local market.

Dentons US LLP offers a competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, profit sharing, short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, paid holidays and discretionary bonuses.

Dentons US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability/Vet. Pursuant to local ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

About Dentons

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