Legal Assistant

About the role

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt is a premier Northwest regional law firm serving the needs of businesses in seven key industry sectors: Technology; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Consumer Products, Manufacturing and Retail; Natural Resources; Real Estate and Construction; Ports and Maritime; and Indian Country and Alaska Native Corporations. The firm has offices in four states, in the cities of Portland, Bend, Salem, Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, and Mountain View. Schwabe’s culture is based on collaboration, innovation, and a drive to help clients achieve success.

The firm is seeking a full‑time Legal Assistant in its Seattle office. This role provides high‑quality legal and administrative support to lawyers in the Real Estate and Natural Resources practice area, including transactional and environmental matters, and work involving Indian tribes and/or Indian Country. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of related experience, be detail‑oriented, highly organized, and proactive, with strong document production skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality legal administrative support to lawyers and paralegals, with a strong focus on document editing, formatting, and proofreading to ensure accuracy and consistency for a variety of legal documents such as contracts, leases, amendments, license agreements, checklists, etc.
• Prepare, revise, and finalize shell legal documents with attention to detail for distribution and electronic storage.
• Prepare documents for filing and recording.
• Manage calendaring for client meetings, deadlines, and internal tracking milestones.
• Maintain organized and up-to-date electronic files, and assist with file management and matter opening and closing procedures in accordance with firm policies.
• Create and maintain project tracking spreadsheets.
• Communicate professionally with clients, opposing counsel, internal staff and others.

Requirements

• Knowledge of transactional real estate and leasing.
• Experience working with Indian tribes or Indian Country preferred.
• Knowledge of state, federal, and other jurisdictional rules and e-filing procedures.
• Proficiency in word processing and redline/compare document programs.
• A high school diploma or GED.
• Proficiency with computer applications and legal technology.
• Exceptional organizational skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Life
• LTD
• 401(k)/profit sharing
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Transit subsidy
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Sick time off

Pay

Competitive salaries.

Schedule

Hybrid work policy: employees work from home on Monday and Friday and report to the office Tuesday through Thursday. During the first 30 days, the schedule is Monday through Friday in the office to facilitate onboarding.