Legal Support Assistant - Labor and Employment

The Opportunity As a Litigation Legal Support Assistant, you will provide a variety of legal assistant and administrative duties for assigned attorneys in our Labor and Employment practice. You will be responsible for interacting with colleagues in a team setting and upholding the image of the Firm by maintaining positive contact with clients, attorneys and staff, and observing confidentiality of client matters. Daily Schedule: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, hybrid schedule: 3 days in office/week. This position is based out of our Century City office: 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90067. The Day-To-Day Input, revise, and finalize correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents. Draft routine correspondence, memoranda, and other documents. File legal documents in federal and state courts, including e‑filing in all courts and agencies; prepare documents for service of process; prepare case “shell” documents for use by attorneys. Verify all attachments, exhibits and enclosures are included with transmittal letters/memos. Proofread documents and check for appropriate formatting, spelling and grammar. Maintain good public relations with clients. Review all incoming mail, distribute to teams as needed and upload to the DMS. Prepare documents and packages for mail, messenger and overnight delivery. Prepare expense reports, manage vendor invoices, mailings, and request checks as needed. Enter attorney time. Send time entry reminders. Assist with review and edit of bills as necessary. Schedule appointment and make arrangements for meetings, conferences and travel. Complete client/matter intake forms. Request conflicts of interest checks. Open new files. Prepare files to be closed. Coordinate and follow through on requests and projects with other support departments (e.g., word processing, receptionists, file/document clerks, office services). Provide overflow and absence coverage assistance as well as secretarial support for Secretarial Team Members’ attorneys. Other duties and projects as assigned. You Have 3-5 years of litigation legal assistant experience required, Labor and Employment experience preferred. Recent experience at a large, national firm. Strong proofreading skills, attention to detail and solid grammar/spelling skills. High degree of proficiency with Microsoft programs (Word, Outlook, Excel). Legal citation and legal terminology expertise. Familiarity with Carpe Diem, Elite, iManage, Chrome River, Forte or similar technology. The ability to organize, prioritize and meet the demands of multiple attorney assignments. Flexibility to work overtime occasionally. Good attendance and punctuality. What We Provide Seyfarth provides a competitive salary and benefits at all levels. The firm embraces an entrepreneurial spirit, offers a collaborative team environment, and encourages a mandate of excellence among its professionals. The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $101,000 annually, based on a 37.5‑hour work week. Eligible for an annual merit increase and bonus pay. Benefits include paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k). The role is based in Los Angeles, CA 90067. Equal Employment Opportunity Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. The firm encourages diversity and solicits applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, self‑identification in terms of gender identity or expression, genetic information, and any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the following laws: Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. Seyfarth Shaw believes that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to the following job duties: accessing company property, information, assets, and products; accessing client data or confidential information; partnering and regularly working with or supervising other Seyfarth employees and interacting with Seyfarth clients. #J-18808-Ljbffr Seyfarth Shaw LLP