Job Description
Job DescriptionLitigation Legal Assistant (Commercial Litigation & Labor & Employment)
Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid) 4 days on-site, 1 work from home
Compensation: $65,000- $90,000 annually (flexible based on experience)
LHH is working with a well-established and growing law firm is seeking an experienced Litigation Legal Assistant to support its Commercial/Business Litigation and Labor & Employment practice groups. This is a fast-paced role requiring strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities across complex matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Support attorneys through all phases of litigation, including case inception, discovery, and trial
- Manage complex litigation dockets; track deadlines and ensure timely filings, hearings, and motion confirmations
- Prepare, format, and file pleadings, motions, and other legal documents
- Coordinate discovery, including document production and organization
- Assist with preparation for mediation, settlement conferences, dispositive motions, and trial
- Organize materials for hearings, depositions, and trial proceedings
- Maintain accurate and organized case files
- Communicate professionally with clients, court personnel, and opposing counsel
Qualifications
- Minimum 4+ years of litigation legal assistant/secretary experience
- Required: Strong experience in commercial/business litigation and/or labor & employment (other litigation backgrounds will not be considered)
- Experience managing complex dockets and multiple active cases
- Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with document management systems (NetDocs preferred, but not required)
Schedule
- Hybrid schedule: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote
- Remote flexibility available after an initial 6-8 week onboarding/training period
Compensation & Benefits
- Medical and dental insurance (100% employer-paid premiums)
- HSA with employer contribution (currently $233.80/month; subject to annual adjustment)
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with employer match up to 4%
- Fully paid public transit pass
- 18 days of PTO, after 5 years 22 days
- Competitive salary with some flexibility to align with experience while maintaining internal equity
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Pay Details: $65,000.00 to $90,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Ariel Dunlap
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.