Floyd | Pflueger is a highly successful civil defense litigation firm comprised of employees dedicated to excelling in their areas of expertise. Our 30 years of successful client representation have been achieved through team collaboration, skilled personnel, professional development at all levels of the firm, and a demonstrated commitment to our communities.

Located in Seattle, we are a small in-office law firm overlooking beautiful Puget Sound. We pride ourselves on fostering relationships, supporting each other in our practice areas, continually improving processes and consciously providing opportunities to build community amongst ourselves. 

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant will:

• Manage all aspects of cases for assigned attorneys including court documents, case schedules, trial dates, depositions, mediations, and client meetings.
• Draft, prepare and format correspondence based on firm standards and individual attorney preferences.
• File pleadings with courts and serve counsel with pleadings. 
• Schedule appointments, depositions, court reporters, process servers, client meetings and other matter-related meetings. 
• Maintain attorneys calendars, set deadlines, reminders and other action items as needed.
• Receive and process medical records for assigned cases.
• Ensure outgoing mail, email, overnight and messenger deliveries are delivered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Manage case documents using NetDocuments.
• Assist other firm attorneys as requested and required in the absence of, or in addition to, their regularly assigned legal assistant.

The skills, abilities and experience of successful candidates include:

• Minimum three years’ experience providing attorney support in a law firm.
• Prior experience in insurance defense litigation and/or medical malpractice (desired).
• Prior experience gathering medical records.
• Experience working with experts.
• Knowledge of State and Federal court rules.
• Documentation demonstrating exceptional writing and grammar.
• Initiative and comfortability working independently under minimal supervision.
• Professional communication with a diverse group of clients, attorneys, and staff via email, phone and in-person.
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload and timelines.
• Flexibility in responding to multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality in all situations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Prior experience with NetDocuments desired, but not required.

As a Floyd | Pflueger employee, you will:

• Join a team of co-workers who know how to have fun.
• Be offered the ability to participate in a competitive benefits package which includes employer paid medical, dental and vision, life and LTD, flexible spending account, 401k, and transportation subsidy.
• Enjoy a business casual work environment.
• Engage in supporting our local community through drives such as Northwest Harvest, Toys for Tots and others.

Compensation: $60,000 – $80,000 DOE

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to:

• resumes@nwtrialattorneys.com. Recruiters are asked not to contact our office.