Legal Assistant (Tacoma, WA)

Tim Rusk Attorneys; Tacoma (WA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Tim Rusk Attorneys is seeking a dedicated back-end paralegal support professional in Tacoma. This full-time, in-office role ensures filings, records, and documentation behind each case are complete, organized, and timely.

You will handle notices, discovery indexing, and routine filings to keep cases moving after client retention. Ideal candidates are highly organized, comfortable with deadlines, and able to maintain discretion with confidential information while learning criminal procedure and

Qualifications

• Strong organization and follow-through.
• Comfort with deadlines and court schedules.
• Clear written communication. Discretion with confidential client information.
• Willingness to learn criminal procedure and local court practice.
• Available full-time, in-office, in Tacoma.

Responsibilities

• File Notices of Appearance.
• Download, organize, and index discovery.
• Prepare and file motions to continue and other routine filings.
• Run record checks.
• Handle court notes and follow-up scheduling.
• Contact treatment agencies and assemble documentation for deferred prosecutions.
• Follow up on missed payments and keep account records current.
• Keep case files current in our case management system.

Job description

You will support our firm administrator on the back-end work that keeps cases moving after a client hires us. This is not a client-facing position. Your job is to make sure the filings, records, and documentation behind each case are complete, organized, and on time.

What You'll Do:

• File Notices of Appearance
• Download, organize, and index discovery
• Prepare and file motions to continue and other routine filings
• Run record checks
• Handle court notes and follow-up scheduling
• Contact treatment agencies and assemble documentation for deferred prosecutions
• Follow up on missed payments and keep account records current
• Keep case files current in our case management system

Requirements:

Strong organization and follow-through. Comfort with deadlines and court schedules. Clear written communication. Discretion with confidential client information. Willingness to learn criminal procedure and local court practice. Available full-time, in-office, in Tacoma.