Legal Assistant (SEA)

LHH is seeking for an immediate opening for a full-time Senior Legal Assistant to support a team of lawyers focusing on Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of litigation experience in both state and federal courts in Washington and be a self-starter with excellent organizational and document management skills.

If this role interests you please forward your resume to: Carly.Barbato@LHH.com

This role will provide high-level administrative support, including client billing preparation, matter management, project organization, database/file management, tracking deliverables, maintaining calendars, arranging domestic and international travel, time and expense entry, and promoting office efficiency.

Duties:

• Performing complex administrative legal tasks that may be highly confidential or sensitive, requiring discretion.
• Creating, editing, and proofreading letters, legal documents, and memos, including checking documents for content and context.
• Organizing and maintaining all correspondence and documents using the relevant document management system.
• Managing emails, calendar appointments, and client contact lists.
• Scheduling meetings and coordinating all logistics.
• Using internal library resources for external research as directed.
• Managing physical and electronic files, including intake, retention, retrieval, and transfer of records.
• Maintaining an organized and secure workstation and filing areas.
• Running critical document checks to ensure all files have been appropriately saved.
• Importing electronic documents, including scanning documents into the document management system.
• Coordinating entering, editing, and tracking daily billing entries for stakeholders.
• Coordinating and preparing monthly client bills.
• Preparing check requests and expense reports.
• Coordinating, verifying, and obtaining appropriate approvals for all domestic and international travel arrangements with the firm's travel provider and processing related business expense reimbursements.
• Working overtime as occasionally required.
• Other duties assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• 3+ years of experience as a legal assistant
• Strong knowledge of court rules and litigation procedures.
• Strong administrative skills, including typing, proofreading, spelling, grammar, and math.
• Knowledge of Windows 365, Elite 3E, iManage, Acrobat Adobe, Concur, and Intapp preferred.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload and use good judgment in prioritizing work and meeting deadlines.
• Positive attitude and growth mindset and must be receptive to constructive input.
• Must display a professional manner with clients, lawyers, paralegals, and other staff members.
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with a diverse group of clients, lawyers, and staff, and to provide information with courtesy and tact.

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, pto, 401k, etc

Salary DOE: $75,000-$90,000

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance