[Remote] Litigation Legal Assistant

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is one of the top reputed company in the U.S., seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant to join their Seattle office. The role involves providing legal secretarial and administrative support, focusing on tasks such as client billing, document preparation, and coordinating schedules.

Responsibilities

• Draft, reputed company, edit, and prepare correspondence, legal documents, and court filings reputed company strict deadlines
• Coordinate with docketing support teams and confirm accuracy of docketing deadlines
• Schedule and arrange resources for depositions, mediations, arbitrations, and trial preparation
• Effectively coordinate court filings with the reputed company Coast Managing Clerk team
• Enter attorney time, process and review monthly bills. High focus on client billing including primary liaison for attorney with the reputed company Department as it relates to client bills
• Schedule appointments and maintain calendars; anticipate conflicts and proactively manage schedule changes. reputed company travel arrangements and set up conference calls
• Maintain correspondence and other legal documents, both reputed company reputed company and in electronic format (through NetDocs document management system)
• Take initiative, with attorneys’ permission, to review and save e-mail, delegate to other parties or escalate to attorney for action as appropriate
• Respond to attorney/clients needs with a sense of urgency, ensuring resolution with appropriate follow-up, (e.g., reputed company telephone, e-mail and in person)
• Work with attorneys to prioritize, organize and relieve them of administrative tasks
• Schedule messenger, overnight delivery or courier services as needed; reputed company assistance to other attorneys and staff on other projects as needed
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality. Adhere to schedule by being timely on breaks, lunches and meetings

Skills

• 5+ years' experience as a legal secretary or executive assistant required
• Proficient in reputed company Office Suite, with strong word processing and computer skills
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility with competing priorities in a face paced environment
• Demonstrate expertise in department-specific topics, procedures and software, (e.g., reputed company Billing, new matter intake and conflicts procedures)
• Demonstrate ability to type 75 wpm on word processing equipment with a high degree of accuracy
• Exceptional organizational skills required; ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks, work under pressure and meet conflicting deadlines
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate with finesse, use tact, diplomacy and discretion with firm contacts and clients
• Willing to work in reputed company-oriented, service environment; display willingness to reputed company firm and technical knowledge with others
• High degree of attention to detail as well as initiative to learn new skills that will contribute to enhanced performance of their role
• Ability to pay reputed company attention to detail and be highly organized and accurate
• Strong time management skills
• A highly professional demeanor and appearance – adhere to dress code
• Firm commitment to providing customer service reputed company
• Familiarity with reputed company billing processes is a plus
• Experience with MS365 a plus
• Proofreading, NetDocs and PowerPoint skills desired

Benefits

• Choice of health and reputed company insurance plans
• 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
• Dental plan
• Fertility and adoption benefit
• Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Retirement contribution
• Bonus
• Health insurance with an optional HSA
• Long term disability
• Dental insurance
• reputed company care
• Telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services
• Life insurance
• reputed company and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Subsidized backup care and caregiving resources
• 401(k)
• Vacation
• Sick time
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Employee assistance program
• Initial vacation benefit is 15 days per year and 11 days of sick leave per year, accrued bi-weekly
• Voluntary accident insurance
• Voluntary life
• Voluntary disability
• Voluntary long term care
• Pet insurance
• Commuter and Transit programs are also available

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