If you are a team player and love what you do, we want you to be a part of our team! We are seeking a Litigation Legal Assistant with a minimum of 5 years’ recent litigation experience for our Portland office. This is a full-time hybrid position (working partially remote and partially in-office).
ABOUT US
Miller Nash is an established firm with both strong traditions and modern sensibilities. Although our roots in the Pacific Northwest go back more than a century, we pride ourselves on being creative thinkers who are committed to serving our clients, our community, and each other in smart and innovative ways. Our attorneys and staff enjoy collaborating with one another, and it shows. Candidates and new members of our team often tell us that they are most impressed by the genuine collegiality and caring at our firm. Learn more about us: https://www.millernash.com/about-us
THE REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and maintain both a professional demeanor and positive attitude. We are looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative team environment, enjoys mentoring less-experienced team members, can multi-task and prioritize while maintaining a sense of humor, and has excellent written and verbal communication skills. Below are some of this role’s responsibilities:
Perform a full range of legal secretary duties in the support of your assigned attorneys and the ongoing operation and management of their practice areas while gaining knowledge and experience in those practice areas.
Prepare correspondence and legal documents such as pleadings, briefs, orders, and subpoenas from verbal and written instructions, dictation, notes, rough drafts and other materials.
Calendar, docket, and schedule hearings, motions, meetings, mediations, arbitrations with notice to interested parties.
Proofread and correct prepared materials for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, syntax, and content.
Review legal documents to ensure they are in proper format and contain all necessary portions or related documents for court acceptance; proficiently file legal documents with proper courts including various state courts and federal court (both electronic and manually).
Some overtime may be required.
THE BENEFITS
To view benefits information, please visit our Professional Staff Benefits page: https://www.millernash.com/professional-staff
THE LOCATION
This is a hybrid position. When working onsite in our physical office, this position will work out of our new offices located in a neighborhood with a vibrant, energetic streetscape. Located in the 11W building (1140 SW Washington Street, https://11wportland.com/) in downtown Portland, our offices reside in a recently completed 25-story mixed-use tower with curated ground-floor retail and underground parking. The property is a member of the West End Security District, which provides the neighborhood with highly effective private security and cleaning services.
INTERESTED?
If you are qualified and interested in being a part of our collaborative team, please apply: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/MIL1011MN/JobBoard/676ef72e-66a1-428d-a07d-8adbe974caa7/Opportunity/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=6e49861d-d715-4f81-91fd-fd8bfd14fab2
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
CLOSING STATEMENT
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