Litigation Legal Practice Assistant

Responsibilities

• Provide complex administrative support to attorneys, paralegals, and the Litigation Practice Group with minimal supervision.
• Proactively manage timekeepers' workloads, caseloads, and calendars, including meeting and travel arrangements.
• Create, edit, redline, and proofread legal documents from various formats.
• File paper and electronic documents with appropriate courts and agencies, ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Coordinate with docketing specialists to ensure accuracy of legal proceeding dates and requirements.
• Assist with the billing process, including daily time entry, proofreading prebills, and preparing final invoices.
• Manage client/matter intake, including preliminary conflicts checks and engagement letters.
• Handle professional communications, including screening calls and processing incoming/outgoing mail and electronic communications.
• Maintain organized administrative and client files, including electronic and paper records.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience working within a law firm environment.
• Typing speed of at least 75 WPM.
• Strong command of the English language, including excellent spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Proficiency in legal terminology and procedures.
• Working knowledge of state and federal court and administrative agency rules and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Notary certification.
• Advanced knowledge of document production software and personal computer utilities.
• Experience with records management and library operations.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus.
• 401(k) plan.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Accrued paid time off starting at 20 days annually.
• Personal medical and parental leave.
• Up to 10 paid holidays and family care benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement and paid sabbaticals.

About the Company

Perkins Coie is a leading law firm dedicated to providing an atmosphere that encourages professional success through collaboration, devotion to clients, and mutual respect. Recognized as one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For," we are committed to advancing diversity and inclusion within our firm and our communities.