Senior Legal Assistant; Litigation

Reports To:

HR Manager

Status:
Non Exempt

Location:

Seattle

Williams Kastner is a premier multi-practice law firm in the Pacific Northwest with more than 65 attorneys in Washington and Oregon. We have been serving local, regional, and national clients since 1929. As a firm, we embrace diversity and inclusion through our people, our work, and our support for and participation in community programs and projects that foster equal opportunities for all individuals.

We are seeking a Senior Legal Assistant in our Seattle office. This position will perform administrative legal support under the supervision of attorneys and the Support Staff Manager, with tasks that include but are not limited to: organize and retrieve legal documents and assist with preparation of case materials; maintain and organize case files, exhibits, and notebooks; and electronic filing with local, state and federal courts.

There may be occasional billable tasks. This position must observe confidentiality of client and firm matters. The ideal candidate will have experience in a variety of practice group areas with primary duties in civil litigation.

Experience with state, local and federal court rules is required.

NOTE:

It may be possible to work remote up to 2 days per week, based on the needs of the position.

What might set you apart for this position:
You have strong time management and organizational skills, are personable and approachable, authentic and transparent, have a balanced personality, are adaptable, and understand the roles and expectations within a litigation practice group.

This position generally involves recurring work situations with occasional variation from average to moderate complexity. The employee must perform all duties with minimal supervision. Overtime might occur during periods of high workload.

Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with all aspects of the litigation process including: preparing pleadings such as notice of appearance, finalizing briefs, E-filing in appellate, federal, state and local courts, tracking discovery and verifications, preparing settlements and dismissal paperwork, closing files and assisting with compiling expert information.
• Draft correspondence and other communications in strict confidence; communicate with attorneys, clients and vendors in a professional manner. This may include administrative tasks associated with attorney’s membership in work-related organizations.
• Maintain attorney calendars including coordination of schedules, case docketing, and assisting with travel arrangements.
• Organize and maintain case files, including copying, filing, typing and updating case indices.
• Research, retrieve, collect and compile case materials for use by attorneys and experts.
• Coordinate attorney directives regarding case and client guidelines.
• Other tasks as assigned.

• 10+ years of litigation legal assistant experience. Demonstrated experience understanding litigation procedures in Washington State and Oregon (local, state and federal courts, depending on office location), required. Appellate court experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with basic office policies and procedures.
• High degree of technical skills, including MS Office products required; accounting and docketing software a plus.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, such as personal computer, multi-line telephone, fax/copy machine.
• Ability to maintain filing and recordkeeping systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate professionally with all levels of a law firm from attorneys to reception, clients and vendors.
• Ability…