Office Assistant - Portland, OR

About Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt:

Schwabe 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. We have offices in four states, in the cities of Portland, Bend, Salem, Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, and Mountain View. Schwabe has a culture based on collaboration, innovation, and a drive to help our clients achieve success.

Position Overview:

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt is seeking a full-time, Office Assistant in our Portland office. This position is in person Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, providing a variety of administrative support ‎alongside other members within our Shared Services Center team‎ as well as backup coverage to the receptionist.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to follow procedures with accuracy. This candidate ‎must possess strong written and verbal communication skills. Success in this role requires the ability to take initiative, ‎manage a variety of tasks with a positive demeanor, turn work around quickly, and contribute to a collaborative team ‎environment‎

Key Responsibilities:

• Pull and prepare documents for trial or hearing notebooks.
• Prepare binders if requested.
• Errands such as a delivery to nearby locations.
• Create shell documents and correspondence.
• Prepare and submit reimbursements with Concur for attorneys and paralegals.
• Travel arrangements within Concur for attorneys and paralegals.
• Electronic file management, including saving emails, documents, and assisting in organization.
• Physical file management, including ordering redwells and inserts.
• Transcription work as needed.
• General back-up reception duties, including greeting clients, and guests, answering and directing phone calls.

Requirements:

• Two years of office experience
• High School diploma or GED required
• Law firm experience preferred.
• Customer service skills
• Well-developed critical thinking skills
• Advanced verbal and written communications
• Excellent time management and quick decision-making skills
• Warm, friendly, professional demeanor
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt provides a team-oriented working environment, offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits including medical, dental, life, LTD, 401(k)/profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, transit subsidy, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time off.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status protected by law.