Legal Practice Assistant - Litigation
Denver, CO
Lewis Roca is a top ranked Am Law 200 commercial law firm and one of the largest in the Western United States. We are seeking a Legal Practice Assistant to join our team!
Summary:
As a Legal Practice Assistant, you will provide legal and administrative support up to five to attorneys, as well assist paralegals in our Litigation Practice. This position requires the ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, demonstrate professionalism, and work for multiple timekeepers daily. The successful candidate will deliver excellent work and superior service to the firm and the firm's clients. In addition, the candidate should also be a team player and able to accept constructive feedback and work in a very fast-paced environment.
As of January 1, 2025, Lewis Roca will combine with Womble Bond Dickinson (US). Bringing together two large, multi-practice law firms creates a powerhouse firm with more than 1,300 attorneys in 37 offices in the United States and the United Kingdom. To learn more about this combination, please click here.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties may be assigned.
Administrative Support
- Maintain schedules and calendars for attorneys, keeping them organized.
- Daily administrative and clerical support to assigned attorneys.
- Perform a variety of new client/new matter tasks.
- Schedule and organize meetings, events, and conference calls, working as the liaison between multiple internal departments. Duties include reserving conference rooms, arranging for catering or refreshments, and IT support and equipment as requested.
- Prepare electronic expense reports.
- Arrange travel itineraries and all related correspondence as needed.
- Enter attorney time as required.
- Backup duties for other team members.
Document Preparation/File Maintenance
- Draft and proofread pleadings and other written materials with attention to detail using professional and technical writing skills and grammar.
- Redline documents utilizing comparison software.
- Utilize document management system for both electronic and paper file maintenance and organization.
- Strong Excel skills preferred.
- Analyze correspondence and save key documents and emails using a standardized naming convention.
Client Service and Team Support
- Contribute to a team environment.
- Establish and maintain ongoing positive business relationships with clients, attorneys, paralegals, and staff.
- Research information requested by attorneys and/or paralegals.
- Present information and respond to questions from individuals or groups of managers, clients, and timekeepers in a professional and timely manner.
- Maintain complete confidentiality of client matters through demonstrated diplomacy and discretion.
Qualifications: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Ability to work independently and in collaboration on assignments with demonstrated judgment in when to seek assistance.
- Demonstrated ability to comprehend details and work at a fast pace with a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to work assigned schedule with flexibility for overtime as required to meet business needs.
- Solid time management and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication, grammar, proofreading and typing skills with a strong emphasis on accuracy.
- Proficiency in utilizing MS Suite products.
- Regular data maintenance working with electronic databases and/or Excel spreadsheets; advanced proficiency with MS Excel preferred.
- Experience with electronic filing and organization using a document management system.
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent; bachelor's or associate degree preferred.
- Must have a minimum of 7-10 years' experience as a litigation legal assistant.
- Construction and Complex Litigation experience preferred.
- State and Federal electronic court filing experience required.
- Experience with iManage, NetDoc or other document management system preferred
- Occasional overtime is required.
- Some duties require in-office presence.
Pay rate: $61,000 - $93,000 year
Compensation can vary based on qualifications and experience.
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Lewis Roca. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply for this Position." No phone calls, please. We will contact you if your resume indicates that you are a strong candidate for this position. #LI-LH1 #LI-HYBRID
We are not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.
The application window for this role is 30 days, or until the position is filled.
Lewis Roca is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, color, age, physical or mental disability, spousal affiliation, marital status, a serious medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
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Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Dec 18, 2024 