Legal Assistant

Join a Team of Difference Makers

Joining Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. (QPWB) means becoming part of a team of difference-makers who are passionate about making a positive impact in the legal profession. Our commitment to excellence, diversity, and innovation extends to every aspect of the firm.

About the role

- Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., a multi-office national firm, has an immediate opening for a full-time Legal Assistant in our Seattle, WA office. The individual in this role will assist attorneys defending civil defense litigation matters. This is a hands-on position that involves working collaboratively with clients and employees of the firm. Significant experience assisting a civil trial attorney preferred.

What you'll do

- Under attorney direction, drafts and prepares correspondence and other written documents as required, including responses, reports, filings, pleadings, answers, motions, interrogatories, letters, and other documents as necessary. - Maintains calendar for trial and discovery deadlines. - Schedules depositions, hearings, appointments, and any other legal proceedings necessary for attorneys. - Ensures organization of files, including opening, closing, management, and maintenance of files. - Monitors files and escalates issues requiring attorney involvement. Performs timely handling of highly sensitive issues and materials related to the case. - Assists attorneys with time entry on billing software. - Prepares and handles tracking and disposition of subpoenas or other requests for information as needed. Issues subpoenas as needed. - E-file documents using state and federal court databases. - Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

- 2+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense litigation, preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced law firm environment. - Strong working knowledge of the area of specialization preferred (general liability and/or insurance defense). - Washington State filing, including E-Filing experience required. Federal E-Filing experience using PACER is a plus. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Power Point and, Outlook, and Excel required. - Requires critical thinking skills, excellent communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Seeking someone who is a team player. - High School Diploma or its equivalent.

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The pay range for this role is:

70,000 - 89,000 USD per year(Seattle (Bellevue))