Legal Support Assistant

About the role

Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth. We have an exciting opportunity available in our Seattle office for a Legal Support Assistant to support our legal administrative assistants (LAAs).

The selected individual will provide support with document production, file organization, records management, and mailings. Candidates considered must be able to work well both independently and within a team and have demonstrated experience maintaining a high-quality work product in a fast-paced environment. This full-time position is 5 days a week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, formatting, and editing Excel spreadsheets, PDFs, and documents.
• Binder and exhibit preparation, and document management.
• Printing and copying documents and mail preparation.
• Filing documents manually and electronically.
• Entering time and preparing and tracking expense reports.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required, a college degree is a plus, and prior law firm or professional services experience is preferred.
• Candidates should be comfortable working in a large professional environment and have working knowledge of the firm’s computer applications, document management system, and Microsoft Office, particularly with Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent technical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills are essential to be successful in this position.

Qualifications

Growth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.

Communication: Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.

Benefits

Ballard Spahr offers an excellent benefits package. A summary of available benefits can be found in the Careers section of the firm’s website.

Pay

The targeted salary range for this position is from $52,000 – $62,000, which reflects the Firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual pay will depend on several factors such as the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This full-time position is 5 days a week in the office.