Legal Support Assistant

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. The selected individual will work within a team of LAAs, sharing overflow responsibility and support to all timekeepers.

As a Legal Support Assistant, you will assist with general and legal administrative responsibilities such as:

• 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.

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.

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.

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

If you are ready to play a vital role in the Firm’s success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.

At Ballard Spahr, we believe that our skills, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, while our unique culture fosters collaboration and success. Our culture of thriving together forms the cornerstone of how we deliver exceptional service and position our firm for a strong future. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer. We offer equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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