Senior Legal Assistant - Court Filings & Paperless Ops

Clyde & Co; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Flexibility

Paid Time Off

Referral Rewards

Mentorship & Growth

Wellbeing Benefits

Health Benefits

Disability Coverage

Parental Leave

Job summary

Clyde & Co US LLP seeks an experienced legal assistant with 10+ years of experience to support a Partner and team in Phoenix, AZ or Los Angeles, CA. The role emphasizes paperless workflow, meticulous document prep, and coordination across the firm to keep the practice running smoothly.

The ideal candidate will file pleadings with state and federal courts, manage calendars, assist with travel and billing, and maintain confidential information with discretion in a fast-paced, client-focused

Qualifications

• Experience as a legal assistant or secretary.
• Must have legal experience, including filing with state and federal courts.
• Strong work ethic, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to think ahead; to follow written and verbal instructions, strong skills in writing, researching, and organization/flexibility and Teamwork.
• Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Previous experience with File site or iManage filing systems
• Creative problem solver who takes initiative to accomplish tasks with a minimal level of supervision.
• Exceptional attention to detail and high proficiency in proofreading
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and work with professionals inside and outside the firm.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to a Partner and team of attorneys
• Create, prepare, proofread, and amend high volume complex legal documents, pleadings, including table of contents and table of authorities, letters and emails
• File pleadings with state and federal courts using various means, including electronic court filing systems.
• Calendar maintenance, such as scheduling hearings, briefing schedules, discovery deadlines, depositions, meetings, and knowledge of civil and federal court deadline filing dates, court rules, and procedures
• Assist Paralegals in organizing case files and records maintenance
• Assist with travel arrangements upon request including car, hotel and airfare reservations, and complete attorney monthly expenses to accounting
• Administrative work, including billing, correspondence, invoices and reporting to clients

Skills

Legal experience

Court filing experience

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Teamwork

MS Office

iManage/FileSite

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Discretion/confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Clyde & Co US LLP seeks an experienced legal assistant with 10+ years of experience to support a Partner and team in Phoenix, AZ or Los Angeles, CA. The role emphasizes paperless workflow, meticulous document prep, and coordination across the firm to keep the practice running smoothly.

The ideal candidate will file pleadings with state and federal courts, manage calendars, assist with travel and billing, and maintain confidential information with discretion in a fast-paced, client-focused