Legal Assistant Team Lead in Portland, OR

Law Firm

Portland, OR

Legal Assistant Team Lead in Portland, OR

Law Firm Non Legal Department

Min 2 yrs required

No

Job Title: Legal Assistant Team Lead
Department: Legal Assistant Team
Experience: 2+ years in workers' compensation/insurance defense

**Members Only**, a litigation firm located in downtown Portland, is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant Team Lead to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Legal Assistant, preferably in workers' compensation or insurance defense, and will support both the Legal Assistant team and multiple attorneys with various duties. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career and become a leader within a dynamic and growing law firm.

Responsibilities:

- Provide training and coaching to new and existing Legal Assistant team members.
- Coordinate assignments, backup assignments, and coverage for the team.
- Ensure quality control on the work of the team.
- Act as a subject matter expert for the Legal Assistant team.
- Work with administration to advise on the size, scope, and utilization of the team.
- Participate in interviews of potential candidates.
- Participate in formal reviews of the team.

The Legal Assistant Team Lead will also support multiple attorneys with various Legal Assistant duties, including but not limited to:

- Opening, maintaining, and organizing electronic case files and updating them with case status information.
- Docketing deadlines and maintaining calendars.
- Scheduling hearings, depositions, mediations, conferences, and other events.
- Coordinating meetings.
- Drafting, preparing, and/or editing a variety of correspondence.
- Filing pleadings with courts and agencies.
- Processing vendor invoices.
- Preparing attorney expense reports.
- Completing file closure tasks.
- Managing time-sensitive work and competing priorities.
- Other tasks and projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

- 2+ years of experience as a Legal Assistant, preferably in workers' compensation or insurance defense.
- Strong proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, and Adobe.
- Excellent proofreading skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proactive with the ability to take initiative and prioritize and manage time.

In addition to a competitive salary, **Members Only** offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401K, Flexible Spending Accounts, employee assistance programs, life and long-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, and discretionary year-end bonuses. We also have a dog-friendly office, book club, and on-site fitness room for our employees to enjoy.

**Members Only** is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

If you are a qualified candidate with a passion for the legal field and a desire to grow in your career, please submit your resume to ****. Join our team and be a part of a dynamic and inclusive work environment at **Members Only**.