Legal Assistant

Posted 12hrs ago

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Remote Legal Assistant supporting Farmers’ Washington Staff Counsel team. Managing litigation calendars, pleadings, appearances, client inquiries, and legal deadlines.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform legal and secretarial tasks for assigned attorneys under supervision and oversight
  • Maintain schedules and calendars for assigned attorneys
  • Compose correspondence, pleadings, and legal forms
  • Coordinate times and locations for multi-party appearances, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, Independent Medical Exams, meetings, and site inspections
  • Answer telephone calls and emails and handle client inquiries
  • Receive and process incoming mail
  • Contact clients, witnesses, court reporters, interpreters, claims personnel, and others to confirm scheduled appearances
  • Maintain current knowledge of court rules and legal deadlines

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • 1-3 years experience in civil litigation as a legal administration clerk, secretary, or legal assistant required
  • Washington civil litigation experience
  • Thorough knowledge of court rules and legal deadlines
  • Ability to maintain schedules and calendars
  • Ability to compose correspondence, pleadings, and legal forms
  • Ability to coordinate multi-party appearances, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, IMEs, meetings, and site inspections
  • Ability to handle telephone calls, emails, and client inquiries
  • Ability to process incoming mail
  • Ability to contact clients, witnesses, court reporters, interpreters, claims personnel, and others
  • Ability to continuously operate a computer and keyboard for extended periods
  • Physical ability to sit or stand for extended periods and occasionally lift 0-10 pounds

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location
  • Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
  • 401(k)
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Supportive community
  • Volunteer projects