Job Summary:

We are seeking a detail-oriented Legal Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide administrative support to our legal team, assisting in various legal tasks and projects.

Responsibilities:

Prepares, proofreads, formats, and files pleadings in State, Federal, and Bankruptcy courts.

Provides customer service and responsiveness to firm needs through phone calls, emails, letters, and other communications.

Files and calendars incoming motions.

Schedules calls and meetings, assuring that the attorneys’ calendars are accurately maintained and organized in a logical and efficient manner.

Interacts with the courts and administrative agencies regarding hearings, motions and other appearances, becoming the courts’ primary point of contact with the firm for all administrative and scheduling issues.

Maintains the Firm Master Calendar with important events, deadlines, and reminders and maintains the attorneys’ calendars, ensuring all are updated and organized.

Prepares and sends correspondence as directed.

Ensures case files are organized and include all relevant materials and information.

Enters time and billing data as needed.

Makes copies and scan documents.

Assists paralegals and attorneys in preparing for hearings and trials.

Qualifications :
A Legal Assistant should have at least a high school diploma. Advanced training at a college or university is preferred.

Five years of experience as a legal assistant is preferred.

PC literate. (Need: experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and PDF formatting software such as Adobe, some proficiency in Excel)

Proficiency in filing both state and federal court documents.

Operates with a sense of urgency, but in doing so does not compromise quality of work.

Values, cares about, and aspires to excellence, and takes feedback constructively and seeks to be a continuous learner.

A collaborative team player, who will be able to provide references, can speak to this.

Has very strong organization skills (you pride yourself on how you think and plan)

Takes ownership and responsibilities for their work and is careful and precise.

To Apply

Send an email with your resume attached as a pdf and an explanation in the body of the email of why you are interested in this position. "nate@wrlawgroup.com"

The subject line of your email must read “I am your next legal assistant!”

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.85 - $33.65 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Ability to Relocate:

• Seattle, WA 98101: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Seattle, WA 98101