
Practice Assistant – Legal Assistant/Secretary
Stoel Rives LLP
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $51,000 - $112,000 per year
About the role
- Prepare initial drafts/document shells of probate, tax, litigation, bankruptcy and agency pleadings from templates.
- Prepare transmittal letters and revise, format, finalize, file, and serve pleadings.
- Electronically file documents with federal, state and appellate courts.
- Pull documents from agency or court websites.
- Provide coverage for practice assistant assignments during times of need.
- Create, proofread, label, redact and revise documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
- Enter and process data including timesheets and vendor invoices.
- Communicate with clients and outside counsel via phone and email.
- Track and report work assignments through ticketing system.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- At least four years of experience providing legal administrative support, preferably in the area of litigation, bankruptcy and/or tax law.
- Strong preference for electronic court filing experience in a variety of jurisdictions and knowledge of federal court procedures.
- Certificate or college degree in administrative assistant, legal assistant/secretary, or paralegal program, or related field in lieu of one year of work experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field in lieu of two years of experience.
- Accurate typing of 50+ wpm.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Intermediate proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, iManage, Visio, MacPac, Drafting Assistant, iManage, Express Scribe, Chrome River, Carpe Diem, Paperless Proforma, Intapp, Meeting Room Manager, BOX, Workshare Compare, Metadata Assistant, 7-Zip and InterAction.
- Familiarity with Bluebook legal citation format.
Benefits
- paid family & medical leave
- competitive PTO
- remote work options
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- long-term disability
- AD&D insurance
- EAP services
- FSA options
- Voluntary Life options
- ADD options
- LTC options
- health savings account contributions
- pre-tax transportation/parking plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal administrative supportelectronic court filingdocument preparationdata entryproofreadingredactionformattingtyping 50+ wpmknowledge of federal court procedureslegal citation format
Soft Skills
communicationorganizationattention to detailtime managementclient interactionteam collaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitymultitaskingcoverage support
Certifications
certificate in administrative assistantcertificate in legal assistant/secretarycertificate in paralegal programBachelor's degree in related field