Helsell Fetterman has an opportunity for an experienced Trust and Estate Litigation Assistant to support our Managing Partner.

Who you are: A team player. A legal professional with over 6 years of experience in litigation at a law firm, preferably in King County or Washington based.

Who we are: Helsell Fetterman has been providing trusted advice and formidable advocacy for our clients for over 130 years.

Opportunity: Support estate litigation at Helsell Fetterman by providing assistance with relevant non-billable work.

Responsibilities:

• Client intake, including conflict checks and opening the electronic file.
• File in King County and many other county courts in Washington.
• Open, maintain and archive client matters.
• Handle all logistics around meetings, including depositions – scheduling people, conference rooms, and resources.
• Engage with messenger vendors for service; including tracking of attempts and ensuring affidavits of service are complete.
• Manage Partner’s calendar in Outlook and other attorney calendars if needed.
• Update attorneys’ contacts in Outlook.
• At attorney direction, create and organize legal documents and correspondence, briefs, and court papers.
• Greet public in person, by email, Kenect and on the telephone, provide general information, answer questions and direct individuals to appropriate party as necessary.
• Familiar with processes associated with court or other government entity, as applicable to the type of practice(s) supported, including reviewing court rules and filing practices.

Abilities

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrate accuracy, attention to detail and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Consistently follow up with Managing Partner on outstanding items.
• Ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
• Follow through on commitments.
• Listen and request clarification; respond well to questions.
• Write clearly and informatively.
• Consistently at work and on time.

Skills: Word, Excel, Outlook; excellent spelling and grammar; good communication skills; organized; sets priorities; meets deadlines; able to multi-task; carefully proofs own work.

Must be able to:

• Communicate with co-workers and clients by telephone and e-mail;
• Use a keyboard several hours per day;
• Stand at and operate a copy machine for extended periods of time;
• Work overtime when needed, sometimes with little notice.