Legal Assistant
Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Pay: $40-$53/hr.
Permanent, full time
LHH is working with a large defense firm that specializes in labor and employment law.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate legal support services including document filing, billing, calendaring, and communication with internal teams
- Draft and format legal documents, including TOCs and TOAs using Best Authority
- File legal documents electronically with courts and agencies
- Maintain case management systems and assist with client matter intake
- Manage attorney contacts and submit task logs
- Support administrative tasks including transcription, document printing, and assembling
Required Skills & Experience:
- Minimum 5 years of legal administrative experience (labor and employment law preferred)
- Strong time management and multitasking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office, Adobe, Outlook, and legal software systems (e.g., NetDocuments, Forte)
- Knowledge of ECF procedures and court rules
- Familiarity with legal terminology
What we are looking for:
- 5-10+ years of litigation experience
- Bachelor's Degree (strongly preferred)
- Experience working for a defense firm
- Labor and Employment law (defense side) experience
- Medium-large firm experience
Benefits:
- The Annual Employer Contribution includes a 401(k)-matching contribution of 50% of your salary deferral amount up to 5% of your annual eligible compensation and may include a discretionary profit-sharing contribution up to 7.5% of your annual eligible compensation
- 401K Matching – 50% of salary deferral amount up to 5% of eligible compensation
- 3 weeks PTO (you have to accrue it) + 10 paid holidays
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Health Savings Account – HDHP participants may elect to save pre-tax for deductible or other healthcare costs. Employer funded (January and July) $500 for individual and $1,000 for employee + 1 or more for full year participants. Health Savings Accounts offer a triple tax advantage
- Waiver Benefit - Those declining enrollment in the bundled health plans receive a monthly waiver credit of $100 upon proof of other coverage.
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
