Legal Practice Assistant

The Legal Practice Assistant will provide high-level legal and administrative support to attorneys, paralegals, and legal support staff. The role involves managing routine legal tasks, informing attorneys of significant issues, reviewing materials, and conducting research.

What You Will Do

The Legal Practice Assistant will perform tasks such as drafting, reviewing, and transmitting legal correspondence and documents, managing attorney and department operations, and coordinating legal-department projects and events.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in a legal assistant capacity, with the ability to span across multiple practice areas. They will also possess strong oral and written communication skills, be detail-oriented and proactive, and have knowledge of legal principles and practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a legal assistant capacity
• ability to span across multiple practice areas such as Licensing, Intellectual Property (IP), Employment, Real Estate, Litigation, and Commercial
• knowledge of legal principles and practices at a level normally acquired through formal training or its equivalent
• strong oral and written communication skills
• detail-oriented and proactive self-starter
• ability to perform with minimal supervision
• self-motivated, resourceful, and able to work independently and as part of a team
• ability to work effectively with challenging individuals and groups, and to handle stress and conflict with diplomacy
• computer proficiency, ability to work in Microsoft Office Suite and practice-related databases and software programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Anaqua, and Smartsheet

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability
• paid parental leave
• family expansion reimbursement
• paid vacation
• sick time
• eight paid holidays
• two personal days per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
• Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
• incentivized emergency savings
• financial well-being tools
• 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program
• student loan management resources
• backup care
• DACA reimbursement