Sr Practice Assistant

Job Description

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us.  Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

The global law firm of K&L Gates LLP seeks a Senior Practice Assistant to join its Orange County office. The Senior Practice Assistant will be responsible for assisting lawyers in the commercial litigation and product liability practice groups. 

Responsibilities Include:
• Preparing, filing and serving pleadings and discovery
• Organizing and updating pleading books and indices
• Transcribing, preparing, editing, and finalizing pleadings and other legal documents

• Calendaring litigation deadlines including preparing weekly calendar for upcoming week’s deadlines

• E-filing in state and federal courts and service of documents using LexisNexis File & Serve
• Preparing motions, subpoenas, orders and other materials
• Preparing expense reports and check requests
• Opening files and conducting conflict checks
• Organizing and maintaining all correspondence and documents using the document management system
• Coordinating and preparing monthly client bills
• Coordinating entering, editing, and tracking daily time recording for assigned timekeepers
• Serving as a resource regarding court rules, document requirements and conference calls
• Administrative support to busy partners, including travel arrangements

Qualifications:
• 5+ years of business/commercial litigation is preferred
• Experience supporting three or more partners at a large, multi-office law firm
• 5+ years of experience with filings and a strong knowledge of both State and Federal filings
• Ability to stay current with local court rules for the state and different counties
• Significant client-contact experience
• Familiarity with LexisNexis file and serve
• Advanced, working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, computerized calendaring systems and other programs applicable to handling complex litigation matters
• Experience with INTAPP is a plus
• Experience with client development and legal practice marketing is a plus
• Excellent organization, communication, and administrative skills
• Ability to multitask and change priorities efficiently and expeditiously in a fast-paced environment, while exercising sound judgment
• Positive, professional attitude and willingness to work hard and proactively take on responsibility
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is preferred

ABOUT THE FIRM

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers across five continents. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world.  We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.

The industry recognition the firm has garnered in the past five years emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.

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BENEFITS

We offer a dynamic work environment and excellent benefits.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment and dismissal. In addition, it is the Firm’s policy to provide an environment that is free of unlawful harassment of any kind including, without limitation, that which is sexual, racial, age-related, disability-related or ethnic background-related.