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Legal Staff Paralegal in Seattle, WA

Columbia Legal Services. Jul 24,2020 Location Seattle WA
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Public Interest

Legal Staff

Litigation - General (consumer)

Min 1 yrs required

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Legal Assistant Duties: Support teams of attorneys on complex litigation and other advocacy-related activities, suchas preparing pleadings, correspondence, and other needed documents. Maintain electronic and hard-copy files, organize documents and enter data. Communicate effectively orally and in writing with clients, community agencies and organizations, and government agencies. Conduct general research on the internet and in libraries, etc. Organize large amounts of documents and data, prepare charts, one-pagers, and presentations in support of advocacy. Perform other legal assistant tasks as needed, including general administrative and advocacy-related support. Answer frequent incoming calls from our prison and jail intake line and manage a high volume of written prison and jail correspondence. Coordinate confidential collect phone lines for attorneys. Distribute information by mail, fax and e-mail, manage calendars for staff attorneys, and prepare attorneys for meetings, presentations, testimony, and court appearances. Organize and schedule meetings, trainings and conference calls. Provide light reception for the Seattle office by receiving guests and monitoring front door activity.

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Qualifications: 1+ year of demonstrated proficiency supporting litigation in a law office and familiarity with federal and state court rules. Proficiency in the use of law office technology including court document filing programs. Willing to learn new software programs as needed, including Legal Server and case management tools (e.g., CaseMap). Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office365 applications, including SharePoint and Microsoft Teams, for the creation and management of case documents, spreadsheets, and e-mail. Ability to work independently and participate as an effective member of our advocacy team, including an ability to work across offices using online and virtual tools. Ability to coordinate multiple projects at the same time. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (oral and written). Willingness to engage with the public, client groups and participate in community outreach. Strong preference for experience with electronic file management. Proficiency with Access or other database software preferred. Bilingual skills in Spanish/English are a plus.
Deadline: August 7

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