Legal Assistant

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer; Bellevue (WA); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 72 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant in Seattle, WA to support civil defense litigators. This hands-on role involves drafting documents, managing schedules, and coordinating with clients and staff.

Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and strong organizational and communication skills. The firm values teamwork and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense.
• Experience in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
• Washington State filing, including E-Filing; PACER experience is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel).
• Strong communication, organizational skills, critical thinking; team player; ability to work with minimal supervision.
• High School Diploma or its equivalent.

Responsabilités

• Drafts and prepares correspondence and other documents per attorney direction.
• Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.
• Schedules depositions, hearings, appointments, and other proceedings.
• Ensures organization and maintenance of case files.
• Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement; handles sensitive materials.
• Assists attorneys with time entry on billing software.
• Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or requests for information.
• E-files documents using state and federal court databases.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Critical thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Time management

Attention to detail

Formation

High School Diploma or equivalent

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

PACER

E-filing systems

Description du poste

About the role

• Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm, has an immediate opening for a full-time Legal Assistant in our Seattle, WA office. The individual in this role will assist attorneys defending civil defense litigation matters. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm. Significant experience assisting a civil trial attorney preferred.

What you'll do

• Under attorney direction, drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required, including responses,reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, letters, and other documents as necessary.
• Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines.
• Schedules depositions, hearings, appointments, and any other legal proceedings necessary for attorneys.
• Ensures organization of files, including opening, closing, management, and maintenance of files.
• Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement.Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to the case.
• Assists attorneys with time entry on billing software.
• Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information as needed. Issues subpoenas as needed.
• E-file documents using state and federal court databases.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior legal assistant experience supportinglitigators incivil defense litigation, preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the area of specialization preferred (general liability and/or insurance defense).
• Washington State filing, including E-Filing experience required. Federal E-Filing experience using PACER is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Power Point and, Outlook, and Excel required.
• Requires critical thinking skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.Seeking someone who is a team player.
• High School Diploma or its equivalent.

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