Legal Assistant/Experienced Legal Assistant

Description

GLP Attorneys is the largest personal injury law firm in Washington State, serving the Pacific Northwest with over 170 employees across 10 physical office locations. We offer workplace flexibility, professional growth, and a supportive environment that promotes both personal and career success.

We are known for our professionalism, ethics, and legal expertise in handling serious personal injury matters, including automobile collisions, nursing home abuse, trucking accidents, wrongful death, and more. Our attorneys and staff are passionate about providing skilled advocacy to our clients and giving back to the community through employee-led initiatives.

At GLP Attorneys, we foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can thrive. We value open communication, collaboration, and transparency, and we encourage every employee to contribute to our culture of integrity and excellence. Our core values—Commitment, Creativity, Compassion, Collaboration, and Community—guide everything we do.

Recognized multiple times with Best Places to Work and Best Of awards, GLP Attorneys is committed to creating an exceptional workplace where employees feel valued and supported.

Position Overview:

GLP Attorneys is seeking a bilingual English/Spanish administrative/legal professional to support our Eastern Washington legal team(s). This position focuses on day-to-day office administration and handling a heavy volume of incoming calls, including calls on our Spanish-speaking line. Responsibilities include assisting clients and visitors, managing correspondence and files, and maintaining an organized and welcoming office. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and has strong communication and customer service skills.

Requirements

In this position, you will:

• Provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to our Eastern Washington legal team(s). This includes tasks such as setting up new client files, scanning and closing files, communicating with clients and colleagues, handling client correspondence, managing client account balances, and performing administrative functions like copying, scanning, and faxing various client and internal communications.
• Greet and assist clients, visitors, and vendors.
• Assist with translation when needed for new and existing clients.
• Conduct general office duties to maintain a well-stocked and organized office.
• Schedule appointments and referrals.
• Handle a heavy volume of incoming calls, including calls on our Spanish-speaking line, and manage emails.
• Execute data entry and filing assignments.
• Receive, organize, and review mail and all incoming correspondence.
• Possible travel to the Spokane office for training sessions, community involvement opportunities, and office events or parties.

Qualified candidates should have experience including: 

• Must be fluent in English and Spanish
• Exceptional customer service skills, demonstrating effective communication with clients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies, coupled with a positive "can-do" attitude.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities, reflecting a strong collaborative work ethic.
• Understanding of the confidential nature of the work, with the ability to maintain professionalism consistently.
• Proficiency in proofreading legal documents.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Basic knowledge of office equipment.
• Familiarity with clerical procedures and systems, including recordkeeping and filing.
• Ability to work independently, identify and resolve problems, and showcase strong organizational skills, including prioritizing tasks amid competing responsibilities.
• Competence in setting priorities and exercising independent judgment.

Compensation and Benefits: The hourly base pay range for this position is $24.00 to $26.00 per hour, plus bonus eligibility. Compensation is determined using local, national, and industry-specific data and is based on location. Compensation is adjusted based on the selected candidate’s years of experience, education, and skills.

GLP Attorneys offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including medical, dental, vision, and Rx insurance, life insurance, an employee assistance program, and a 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary safe harbor and profit-sharing features. The firm sponsors 100% of the employee premium for those enrolled in the preferred medical plan and contributes toward dependent coverage. Additional benefits include paid vacation, paid sick/safe time, paid holidays, a floating birthday and flexible holiday, firm-sponsored bonus days, paid parental leave, anniversary bonuses, continued education and tuition reimbursement, public transportation and parking subsidies, wellness programming, and opportunities to participate in the firm committees and community involvement initiatives.

How to Apply: Thank you for your interest in a career with GLP Attorneys! Please include a cover letter and your salary requirements with your resume. Candidates who do not include those materials will not be considered.

GLP Attorneys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions are based on legitimate business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, honorably discharged veteran or military status, use of a trained service animal, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

GLP Attorneys provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by law. Applicants who need assistance or an accommodation during the application or interview process may contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 206-448-1992.

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