What are the responsibilities and job description for the Department Assistant - Excellent Learning Opportunity! position at Miller Nash LLP?
If you are a team player and enthusiastic about learning, we want you to be a part of our team!
About Us:
Miller Nash is an established firm with both strong traditions and modern sensibilities. Although our roots in the Pacific Northwest go back more than a century, we pride ourselves on being creative thinkers who are committed to serving our clients, our community, and each other in smart and innovative ways. Our attorneys and staff enjoy collaborating with one another, and it shows. Candidates and new members of our team often tell us that they are most impressed by the genuine collegiality and caring at our firm. Learn more about us: About Miller Nash.
The Position:
This career opportunity provides the right candidate the training and means to make a difference in the lives of our clients as well as the opportunity for professional development and growth. This role will provide assistance to attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants, including organizing electronic files; typing, printing, photocopying, preparing forms, and other paperwork; creating notebooks; scheduling and calendaring meetings using Outlook; inputting data into contacts; creating letters and other documents in Word; and other administrative tasks as assigned. This is a hybrid position, working at least three days a week in the office.
1 years of applicable administrative assistant, general office, or other transferable experience required. Competency in Microsoft Word and Outlook necessary. Adobe and Excel a plus.
To be successful in this role you are dependable and possess strong customer service, collaboration, time management, communication, attention to detail, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
The Benefits:
To view benefits information, please visit our Professional Staff Benefits page.
The Location:
This is a hybrid position (at least three days in-office). When working onsite in our physical office, this position will work out of our new offices located in a neighborhood with a vibrant, energetic streetscape. Located in the 11W building (1140 SW Washington Street) in downtown Portland, our offices reside in a recently completed 25-story mixed-use tower with curated ground-floor retail and underground parking. The property is a member of the West End Security District, which provides the neighborhood with highly effective private security and cleaning services.
Interested?
If you are qualified and interested in being a part of our collaborative team, please apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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