Litigation Practice Assistant (Legal Assistant/Secretary)

Stoel Rives LLP has an immediate opening for a Litigation Practice Assistant in our Seattle office. This position provides legal and administrative support to attorneys in the Litigation practice group. This position reports to the Practice Assistant Supervisor. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES Legal Document Preparation and Filing Prepare template/shell pleadings and other legal documents; coordinate document production; revise, finalize, file and serve pleadings; and coordinate preparation of attorney and court working notebooks. Word Processing Keyboard correspondence and simple to complex legal documents and forms from transcription, handwritten drafts, or notes; apply track changes, formatting, and styles; proofread, format, edit, label and redact documents; transcribe voice mail messages and attorney dictation; and compare documents using document comparison software and produce redline comparison. Timekeeping and Billing Enter, proofread, and close timekeepers’ time entries in billing software; review, proofread, distribute, and track prebills and client invoices; manage complex prebills, incorporate edits, and mail out client invoices as needed; research and resolve billing problems and questions from clients and accounting as needed; and process expense reports and invoice disbursement requests. Client Service Communicate with clients and outside counsel via phone and email; work with clients to obtain signatures on legal documents; coordinate client travel for in-person meetings and hearings; and coordinate client holiday cards and gifts. Teamwork Work with and provide coverage for practice assistant team during times of need, such as heavy workload and unplanned or planned absences; delegate and coordinate projects with support departments; assist coworkers and timekeepers with questions related to technology or firm procedure; and participate in team meetings. File and Document Management Scan, copy, fax, print, and organize documents; request and review conflict reports; open new client/matters using firm’s electronic records system; maintain electronic and physical files; retrieve documents from document management system and hard copy files; prepare and maintain notebooks; and transmit voluminous electronic documents via secure file sharing website. Other Administrative Support Maintain timekeepers’ calendars and monitor docketing deadlines; review documents and correspondence for important deadlines and information; maintain Outlook and Interaction contacts and working lists; distribute internal and external mail electronically and/or by hard copy; schedule meetings and coordinate reservations for conference rooms and lunches; track Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits and prepare compliance reports to state bar associations; prepare and submit appropriate request form for business development or professional development expense approval; answer phone calls and relay phone messages; arrange travel; update and maintain prac