Project Assistant, Casestream Jobs

Would you like to be part of a high performing collaborative team and support our delivery of quality legal services? If so, this may be the position for you!

Orrickcurrently has an opportunity for a Project Assistant in the Global Operations & Innovation Center ("GOIC") inour Wheeling, WV office preferablyand consideration given for 100% remote US locations.

Responsibilities: As a Project Assistant you will perform administrative and technical functions to support our legal teams and clients. Your duties may include:

• Maintaining and improving firm experience and knowledge management systems by tracking matter and transaction data
• Collaborating with firm resources to select appropriate case management systems and tools based on case team and client needs.
• Building and maintaining folder structures for new clients and matters.
• Following firm and case team guidelines to organize, name and code matter and transaction documents
• Performing administrative functions necessary to keep case team organized.
• Reviewing materials and organizing in appropriate matter folders.
• Primary responsibility for organizing matter and transaction materials, supporting a primary practice area, and providing overflow support for additional practices.
• Completing projects related to matter and transaction materials, including preparing chronologies, organizing materials for attorney preparation, coordinating signature pages, hyperlinking documents, and PDF support.
• Maintaining system security and access rights for case teams, clients, professionals, and other third parties.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree is preferred or equivalent work experience is required. A paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved training program is also preferred.

Applicants must demonstrate skill in the following areas:

• Strong time-management skills and the ability to coordinate multiple tasks concurrently.
• 2-5 years of experience in a Law Firm or Professional Services environment is preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and database systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and dedicatedly within a team environment.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and good interpersonal skills.

Who is Orrick? Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the technology & innovation, energy & infrastructure and finance sectors. Founded more than 150 years ago in San Francisco, Orrick today has offices in 25+ markets worldwide. We are recognized worldwide for delivering the highest-quality legal advice through our diverse teams and for our culture of innovation and collaboration. Financial Times selected Orrick as the Most Digital Firm of 2020, and in the past five years, the Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year three times and runner-up twice. For the eighth year in a row, Fortune named Orrick to its 2023 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Orrick is committed to providing a comprehensive, thoughtful total compensation package to our attorneys and staff, wherever they work.

The amount of pay offered will be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, relevant experience, primary work location, market data, and internal equity. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus, which would be determined by Firm and individual performance.

We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurances; robust mental well-being benefits; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability benefits; a health savings account (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, long-term care insurance, and a 401K program. Eligible employees will receive compensated time off through either a Paid Time Off or Flexible Time Off program (depending on position), generous Parental leave benefits, and paid holidays.

Please use the following link to access information in compliance with wage transparency requirements in applicable locations: https://www.orrick.com/en/Careers/140REM

Please visit www.orrick.comfor more information about the firm.

How to Apply: If you are searching for a chance to create an impact, you have a little grit and you love working with a team, we want to talk with you. To submit your resume and cover letter for this position, please visit our Staff and Paralegal Opportunities Listings at www.orrick.com/Careers.

No phone calls please.

What you need to know: Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the commencement of employment. Applicants who wish to apply for a medical, religious accommodation or any other accommodation required under applicable law can do so later in the process (accommodations are not guaranteed and are decided on a case-by-case basis).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Referral program
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote