Haglund Kelley LLP, an established Portland law firm, seeks a full-time experienced paralegal/legal assistant with litigation experience and strong organizational skills. A successful candidate will be collaborative and a self-starter, will be able to multi-task, have strong organizational skills and strict attention to detail, be familiar with document review, production and organization, and have at least 5 years' experience in litigation. In addition, the position will also require completing legal assistant tasks on a regular basis. Thus, the successful candidate will also have excellent drafting and proof-reading skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, strong organizational and communication skills, have knowledge of federal, state and appellate court rules and filing procedures, including e-filing in federal, state and appellate courts and experience with OJIN and Pacer or the ability and willingness to learn them. If your experience & expertise fits the above requirements, you enjoy being part of a team, and like a collegial and professional environment, then we would like to hear from you.
Duties include:
Providing paralegal support including electronic discovery support, drafting pleadings, and researching applicable filing rules and requirements;
Providing legal and administrative support to attorneys, including inputting attorney time and tracking paralegal time for billing purposes;
Preparing, transcribing and formatting client letters, legal documents, and general legal correspondence;
Scheduling and organizing activities such as meetings, travel, conferences and depositions for attorneys;
Calendaring hearings and docketing deadlines;
Maintaining and updating attorneys’ case files;
Performing any other duties that may be assigned regarding this position and general paralegal and/or legal assistant work, including occasional back-up reception coverage;
Working with the following software:
Office 365 especially Word: proficient with Styles, Table of Authorities and Table of Contents
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Excel (light)
ProLaw
Competitive salary (DOE) and excellent benefits provided.
Only candidates with the noted experience need apply. Send cover letter and resume to jobs3@hk-law.com, attention Matt Malmsheimer.