Senior Litigation Legal Assistant - Complex Tribal

Patterson Real Bird & Rasmussen LLP | Native Law Group; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Patterson Real Bird & Rasmussen, LLP is a Boulder County, Colorado-based law firm seeking a Legal Assistant with 5+ years of litigation experience. The role supports attorneys, manages complex litigation tasks, drafts pleadings, and coordinates discovery and filing activities across tribal, federal, and state courts.

The position emphasizes teamwork, organization, and attention to detail. In-person work location in Louisville, CO with standard business hours and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of litigation experience in a law firm.
• Bachelor’s Degree, Paralegal Certification or relevant work experience.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills; ability and willingness to interact and communicate effectively with a variety of personalities.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist assigned attorneys and team members as needed, including work on complex litigation and appeals.
• Work on complex litigation cases in tribal, federal, and state trial and appellate courts.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities.
• Excellent proofreading skills.
• Independently prepare initial drafts of discovery requests and responses, declarations, various motions, and other documents and pleadings.
• Compile and organize digital files, mediation binders, and trial notebooks and exhibits.

Skills

Litigation experience

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Paralegal Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe

NetDocuments

Clio software

Job description

Patterson Real Bird & Rasmussen, LLP is a Boulder County, Colorado-based law firm seeking a Legal Assistant with 5+ years of litigation experience. The role supports attorneys, manages complex litigation tasks, drafts pleadings, and coordinates discovery and filing activities across tribal, federal, and state courts.

The position emphasizes teamwork, organization, and attention to detail. In-person work location in Louisville, CO with standard business hours and travel as needed.