Litigation Practice Assistant

McGuireWoods LLP is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant to support our Seattle area attorneys. The ideal candidate will have a strong background supporting a litigation practice and proven experience handling a high volume of time-sensitive tasks with accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements

• Prepare exhibits, hearing binders, document productions, and schedule depositions.
• Handle mailings, deliveries, copying, and legal/court filings (paper and electronic) as needed.
• Respond to client inquiries promptly, addressing document revisions, scanning, file naming, photocopying, and other requests (billable and non-billable).
• Support new business intake, including conflict checks, drafting file opening requests, and preparing engagement letters.
• Maintain organized physical and electronic file systems, including intake, retention, retrieval, and closure per Records Department procedures.
• Draft, edit, and format legal documents and correspondence; generate document comparison reports.
• Manage attorney calendars, emails, phone calls, mail, and make travel arrangements.
• Enter and verify attorney time entries in the time management system accurately.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits
• Hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance