Job Title: Legal Administrative Assistant
Job Responsibilities:
The Legal Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing comprehensive support to attorneys, paralegals, and analysts. Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting and preparing correspondence.
- Managing calendars and providing clerical, administrative, and organizational support.
- Scheduling, setting up, and cleaning conference rooms, including adding notifications to AskCody.
- Supporting video teleconferencing equipment.
- Offering basic technical support.
- Setting up and assisting visitors.
- Making copies and creating binders as needed.
- Maintaining and organizing supplies area, kitchen area, and the office in general.
- Handling mail by picking it up and processing it as necessary.
- Assisting with events and receiving equipment.
- Preparing outgoing mail, including assembling and processing; may call a courier for delivery or take it to the mail slot in the building.
- Assisting with onboarding and offboarding personnel, including collecting equipment and security cards.
- Preparing items for shipping, including technology components.
Education and Experience Information:
Candidates must possess a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and have three years of related experience. ALS, PLS, or CPS certification or a paralegal certificate can substitute for experience. An Associate's Degree is preferred. The candidate should be able to type 50 WPM and have basic knowledge of legal terminology and court filing requirements. They must be proficient in using legal citations and applying them to law firm documents. A working knowledge of legal time entry, Microsoft Word (styles & tables), Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook is required, along with skill in using a redlining tool and basic office functions. Washington state filing experience is required.
Salary Information:
The expected salary range for this position in Washington is between $72,907 to $109,362 annually. The actual salary may vary based on factors such as relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, area of expertise, and geographic/office location.
Benefits Information:
The law firm offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package for professional staff, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, a retirement plan with a generous contribution plan, and paid time off.
