Job Description
Job Description
Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP seeks a full-time Legal Assistant with solid academic credentials and excellent skills in communications, proofreading, and research to join its legal assistant team.
We are a Washington, DC based law firm that specializes in representing public sector and public interest clients. Firm clients include states, municipalities, consumer advocates, government agencies, and labor unions. Our work involves issues affecting the nation’s critical infrastructure industries, including in energy, and telecommunications. Most of our engagements involve litigation or potential litigation, and we often find ourselves in venues that range from state utility commission hearings to the United States Supreme Court (and every forum in between).
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with and provide general support to attorneys.
- Respond to research requests.
- Maintain case document databases.
- Assist in the preparation of briefs and pleadings by incorporating edits, performing cite-checking, and proofreading for accuracy and consistency.
- Identify and assemble documents relevant to case issues.
- Monitor cases and agency filings for attorneys and clients.
- Prepare, compile, and submit daily reports, tracking agency orders, actions taken, and pending items.
- Prepare reports for attorneys and clients on industry trends, updates and deadlines.
- Assist in discovery and trial preparation.
- Manage the preparation and submission of filings to multiple courts, commissions, and regulatory agencies.
- Draft letters and other written communications on behalf of attorneys.
- Manage the preparation of RFP submissions, including formatting, compiling content, and meeting deadlines.
- Assist attorneys maintaining accurate time entry records.
- Process, track, and follow up on expense reimbursement requests.
- Oversee attorney travel logistics and preparing detailed travel itineraries.
- Manage and regularly update membership databases, ensuring all information remains current and properly documented.
Requirements:
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical, writing, and proofreading skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Research experience is a plus.
- Law firm and litigation experience is a plus.
- Experience filing in appellate courts and with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is a plus.
- Willingness to take responsibility for assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
- 3+ years of experience.
- Must be available to work Monday-Friday in a collegial, teamwork environment and be flexible for overtime when needed. Fridays is a work remotely from home day.
Spiegel offers competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, including with Metro-accessible offices in downtown DC.
Interested applicants may apply by submitting a cover letter and resume to John Sadowski at the email address: Recruiting@SpiegelMcD.com. The firm is an EOE/M/F/V and an e-Verify participant.
Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
1818 N Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036