Litigation Legal Assistant

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP; Tukwila (WA); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP in Tukwila, WA is seeking a full-time, hybrid legal administrative assistant to manage all administrative tasks for state and federal civil litigation. You will draft and edit documents, maintain files, manage calendars, answer phones, and support attorneys in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has a degree, 1–3 years of relevant admin/legal experience, superb communication, organization, and a customer-service mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree required with 1–3 years of admin/legal experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to exceptional customer service.
• Ability to communicate courteously with borrowers, clients, attorneys, and staff.
• Strong teamwork and congenial collaboration.
• Outstanding organizational and multitasking abilities.
• High-level proofreading and editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and format memoranda and legal documents.
• Manage calendars and scheduling follow-ups.
• Handle high-volume email and phone communications.
• Maintain paper and electronic files and client systems.
• Assist attorneys in fast-paced environment.
• Ensure timely mail delivery and document recordings.
• Provide excellent client service and status updates.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer service

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Proofreading

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s or associate degree

Tools

MS Office suite

Case management software

LoanSphere

Tempo

Job description

SUMMARY

Job entails managing all administrative tasks associated with state and federal civil litigation. These tasks generally include preparing and editing correspondence and legal documents, maintaining paper and electronic files, correspondence, updating client systems, legal billing, fielding calls from clients, borrowers and other outside parties. The position requires substantial coordination with other legal assistants, paralegals, and attorneys in a multi-disciplinary team environment. This position is full-time, hybrid in Tukwila, WA.

Job Type

Full-time

Responsibilities

• Drafting, preparing, proofreading, and formatting memoranda, correspondence, legal notices, deeds, assignments, financial transactions, and various other legal documents.
• Ensuring the effective and timely delivery of outgoing mail, messenger deliveries, overnight deliveries, and document recordings/retrievals.
• Maintaining a busy calendar and follow-ups.
• Fielding calls from borrowers, clients, and other outside parties in a courteous and effective manner.
• Ensuring timely, courteous, and thorough responses to a heavy volume of email correspondence.
• Developing and maintaining congenial relationships with business associates and clients.
• Providing exceptional customer service to clients at every level of interaction, including timely client status updates and follow-up on outstanding documents and/or services.
• Consistently and accurately update the firm’s internal case management system, as well as all client systems.
• Providing support to attorneys in a high volume, time sensitive atmosphere.
• Performing other duties and responsibilities as needed.

Education, Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s or associate degree, and/or 1-3 years’ relevant administrative/legal work experience
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be committed to providing exceptional customer service.
• Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with borrower, clients, attorneys, other internal employees, and outside parties.
• Must be able to work with others in a congenial and team-oriented manner.
• Must possess exceptional organizational skills; the position requires the ability to multi-task and be adaptable to continual change.
• Ability to read and write at a high level for proof reading and editing purposes.
• High-level proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Familiarity with case and document management software
• Experience with systems such as LoanSphere, Tempo, and others is preferred.
• Good understanding of the legal process surrounding foreclosure, real property, and title preferred.
• Experience with review of title reports and identifying chain of title issues preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Normal office working conditions with quiet to moderate noise level within the work environment.

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, which includes a salary commensurate with your experience and accomplishments.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Please note: No employment sponsorship or support will be given for this position. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP will not consider any employment immigration sponsorship or support. This means that McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, nor sponsor in any NIV category (including TN, E-3, H-1B, O-1), or Visa sponsorship nor immigration support is not available. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future. The company does not provide visa sponsorship or any immigration support (including STEM OPT training plan) for this position.

Because of the high volume of calls received, only qualified candidates will be contacted for consideration.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Salary Description

$24.00-$30.00/Hourly