Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Law firm in Bellevue handling primarily personal injury and criminal defense cases seeking a legal assistant. Responsibilities include the ability to:

· Draft correspondence, letters to clients, letters to medical providers, etc. and legal documents, including pleadings.

· Gather, organize, and maintain legal documents, files, and serve documents and pleadings with various courts and opposing counsel.

· Perform a variety of administrative tasks including filing paperwork, answering telephones, open client files on the computer and paper files, scan documents, check emails daily, and handling calendaring.

· Understand legal language and principles, research methods, court pleadings and processes, and other related matters.

· Excell at interpersonal and customer service skills.

· Excell at organizational skills and attention to deal.

· Excell at time management with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

· Function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

· Maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion and good judgment.

· Excell at Microsoft Office or related software.

Healthcare benefits, paid vacation and participation in 401K plan all available upon probationary period and/or vesting. Salary DOE.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.49 - $30.70 per hour

Expected hours: 8 per week

Work Location: In person