Remote Civil Litigation Legal Assistant (WA)

Farmers; Washington; Remote; USD 30,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k)

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health Savings

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Farmers is seeking a Legal Assistant with Washington civil litigation experience to support our Washington Staff Counsel team in a fully remote role. This position focuses on legal and secretarial tasks under supervision, providing essential support to assigned attorneys.

Responsibilities include managing calendars, drafting pleadings, coordinating multi-party appearances, handling inquiries, and ensuring timely compliance with court rules and deadlines.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years experience in civil litigation as a legal administration clerk, secretary, or legal assistant required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains schedules and calendar for assigned attorney(s).
• Composes a variety of correspondence, pleadings and various legal forms.
• Coordinates time and location of multi-party appearances, including depositions, arbitrations, mediations, Independent Medical Exams (IME’s) meetings and site inspections.
• Answers telephone calls, emails and handles client inquiries.
• Receives and processes incoming mail.
• Contacts clients, witnesses, court reporters, interpreters, claims personnel, and others to confirm scheduled appearances as instructed by assigned attorney(s).
• Maintains a thorough knowledge and keeps up-to-date with court rules and legal deadlines.

Skills

Civil litigation

Legal assistant

Secretarial

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Farmers is seeking a Legal Assistant with Washington civil litigation experience to support our Washington Staff Counsel team in a fully remote role. This position focuses on legal and secretarial tasks under supervision, providing essential support to assigned attorneys.

Responsibilities include managing calendars, drafting pleadings, coordinating multi-party appearances, handling inquiries, and ensuring timely compliance with court rules and deadlines.