Legal Practice Assistant

Perkins Coie LLP; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Holidays

Family care benefits

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP seeks a detail-oriented Commercial Litigation - Legal Practice Assistant to provide high-level administrative and legal support to attorneys and practice teams in Seattle. The role covers document management, client service, billing support, and technology initiatives while handling multiple priorities with discretion and professionalism.

This position requires being in the office five days per week for the first 30 days, then three days weekly, and is not eligible

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of legal or professional services administrative experience preferred.
• Experience supporting senior-level attorneys or executives preferred.
• Familiarity with legal operations, CRM systems, document management, or process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive administrative support to attorneys and practice teams.
• Manage calendars, scheduling, travel, meetings, and deadlines.
• Prepare, format, edit, and proofread legal documents and client materials.
• Monitor workloads and deadlines to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain files, client information, and document management systems.
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, paralegals, and internal teams on matters.
• Support billing, time entry, invoices, expenses, and client intake.
• Assist with technology initiatives, workflows, and process improvements.
• Maintain confidentiality and represent the firm professionally.

Skills

Legal support experience

Organization

Time management

Communication

Writing & proofreading

Multitasking

MS Office

Document management systems

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Document management systems

Workflow tools

Legal tech platforms

Job description

Job Description:

Commercial Litigation - Legal Practice Assistant

Elevate Legal Support.

At Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP, our people are our greatest asset. We’re seeking a detail-oriented, highly organized legal professional to provide high-level administrative and legal support to attorneys and practice teams. This role supports legal operations, client service, document management, technology initiatives, and business development while managing multiple priorities with discretion and professionalism.

This position requires employees to be in the office five days per week for the first 30 days, then three days per week thereafter.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

What You’ll Do

• Provide proactive support with calendars, scheduling, travel, meetings, communications, and deadlines.
• Prepare, format, edit, proofread, and manage legal documents, correspondence, presentations, and client materials.
• Monitor attorney workloads, deadlines, assignments, and follow-up activities to ensure timely completion.
• Maintain accurate files, client information, legal databases, and document management systems.
• Coordinate with attorneys, clients, paralegals, business professionals, vendors, and internal teams to support client matters.
• Assist with client meetings, events, proposals, presentations, business development activities, and attorney transitions.
• Support billing and administrative processes, including time entry, invoices, expenses, and client intake.
• Assist with technology initiatives, workflow management, process improvements, and operational projects.
• Maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and consistently represent the firm with professionalism.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong administrative and legal support experience in a law firm, legal department, or professional services environment.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, communication, writing, proofreading, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, document management systems, workflow tools, and other legal technology.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with attorneys, clients, and colleagues.
• Excellent judgment, initiative, problem-solving skills, discretion, and commitment to confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Five-plus years of legal or professional services administrative experience preferred.
• Experience supporting senior-level attorneys, executives, or professional teams preferred.
• Familiarity with legal operations, compliance, CRM systems, document management, or process improvement initiatives.

Why Join Ashurst Perkins Coie?

Join a collaborative, high-performing legal team where your organizational skills, attention to detail, and proactive approach directly support attorneys, clients, and firm operations. This role offers the opportunity to contribute across legal support, client service, business development, technology, and process improvement while working in a professional and supportive environment.

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance, accrued paid time off plan starting at 20 days annually, personal medical and parental leave, up to 10 paid holidays, and family care benefits. More information regarding benefits and programs may be found here.

This position may be filled in the following location. The listed compensation range reflects the typical pay for this role, though it is rare for new hires to receive an offer at the top of the range. Actual compensation may vary depending on experience, skills, market conditions, and internal equity.

Washington state compensation range: $63,240 to $113,830 annually

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