Legal Assistant

Freeman, Mathis & Gary Law; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-Life Balance

Generous PTO policy

1.5% Profit Sharing contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Positive firm culture

Job summary

Freeman Mathis and Gary, LLP seeks an enthusiastic litigation assistant to join our Seattle team. This role requires teamwork, strong communication, and ownership of tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates will have at least two years of litigation secretarial experience, knowledge of deadlines in litigation, and the ability to pass a background and drug screen. Proficiency with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel is desirable.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years litigation secretarial experience.
• Knowledge of service deadlines for litigation tasks, incl. familiarity with the California Code of Civil Procedure.
• Must pass a background and drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review legal correspondence with careful proofreading for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.
• Maintain attorneys’ calendars with hearing dates, filing deadlines, and other important dates.
• Provide assistance to others within the firm as needed, promoting teamwork.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Problem-solving

Ownership

Organization

Proofreading

CM/ECF

Multitasking

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Freeman Mathis and Gary, LLP is a rapidly growing national litigation law firm and we are seeking an enthusiastic litigation assistant to join our Seattle team. We are eagerly seeking candidates who foster a teamwork mentality, have excellent communication skills, problem‑solvers, and willing to take ownership of their job. Flexibility and excellent organization skills are key in our fast‑paced environment.

The following set of success factors describe the characteristics of those who are successful in our Firm:

• Unpretentious,Approachable,Respectful,TeamOriented
• Accountable,TakesOwnership,CorrectsMistakes
• Organized,Timely,Confidential,Responsive(within24hours)
• Draftandreviewlegalcorrespondenceincludingthoroughlyproofreadingforerrorsingrammar,spelling,punctuation,andformatting
• Maintainattorneys’calendarswithhearingdates,filingdeadlines,andotherdatesofimportance
• Professional demeanor with all Firm’s clients, attorneys, staff and vendors. Including responding to messages and requests in a timely manner and performing job duties with enthusiasm and a genuine perceivable zest to be of service
• Familiar with state and US Federal Court Case Management/Electronic Case File (CM/ECF)/PACER system, including submission of electronic filings
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints with minimal supervision
• ProficientinsoftwareprogramssuchasMicrosoftWord,PowerPoint,andExcel,orothersimilarsoftwareprogramsnecessarytoperformessentialdutiesoftheposition
• Provide assistance to others within firm when requested based on priorities of current work-in-hand, promoting teamwork and mutual cooperation among all staff members

QualificationsandExperience:

• Minimumtwoyearslitigationsecretarialexperience
• Knowledge of service deadlines for various litigation tasks, including familiarity of the California Code of Civil Procedure
• Mustsuccessfullypassabackgroundanddrugscreen

Whatweofferyou

• Work-lifebalance
• GenerousPTOpolicy
• 1.5%ProfitSharingcontribution
• EmployeeAssistanceProgram
• Positivefirmculture

EEOStatement

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP (FMG) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by maintaining a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status as provided by law. FMG complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This position is subject to our drug‑free workplace policy, which includes the ability to pass a pre‑employment drug screen. Employees may be subject to reasonable‑suspicion drug testing in accordance with Firm policies outlined in the Employee Handbook.

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