Assistant Office Administrator

Marten Law LLP is seeking applicants for an Assistant OfficeAdministrator position to support our growing environmental law practice. Thisis an in-person position supporting administration of the firm's downtownSeattle Office.

The successful applicant will demonstrate, through theireducation and prior experience, superior administrative and operational skillsneeded to assist with the firm's day-to-day administrative tasks and projects. Theseskills include attention to detail, an ability to work with a sense of urgencyunder time pressure, and the ability to manage multiple projects to differentdeadlines. Prior experience in a law or other professional services firm ispreferred, but not required. This is a regular, full-time position with fullbenefits, a competitive salary, and a supportive, positive work environment.

Key Responsibilities :

Risk management support, including working withthe attorneys and the Risk team to intake new clients and process them throughour conflict check procedure. This includes preparing and drafting documents,database searches, and precise tracking of client progress throughout thisprocedure.

• Maintaining all aspects of office operations andadministrative support infrastructure (office supplies, equipment, kitchen,file maintenance, etc.)
• Attorney support, including travel arrangement,appointments, reservations, and preparing food orders.
• Planning and implementing special occasions suchas holiday and summer gatherings.
• Communicating with clients via email andtelephone, as well as in person, directing them to the best resource to addresstheir needs quickly.
• Support the firm in the On Campus InterviewProgram (OCI).
• Client billing maintenance, including directsupport of the end of year billing rate renewal project to assess new clientrates for the upcoming year.
• Master and then improve best practices andstandard operations for the office.
• Additional office support activities as needed.

Requirements

Marten will be a great fit if you have :

An undergraduate degree, with preference forcandidates who have demonstrated superior academic performance

Benefits

You can expect the following :

A full-time position, in-office, working Mondaythrough Friday 8 : 30 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m

You can expect a respectful, diverse working environment.

Marten recognizes the importance of recruiting talentedprofessionals from the widest possible range of backgrounds. Environmentalissues cannot be decoupled with discrimination issues, and we believe a coretenet of addressing systematic racism and discrimination is throughrepresentation. We continue to work towards our goal of employing a morerepresentative, diverse staff through our hiring process. We evaluate eachapplicant as an individual, and consider not only their experience, but alsotheir potential.

The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. We believe everyemployee has the right to work in an environment that is free from all forms ofdiscrimination. Consistent with applicable laws, the Firm makes all decisionsinvolving any aspect of the employment relationship without regard to race;color; gender orientation and identity; religion; age; marital status; nationalorigin, citizenship or immigration status; the presence of any sensory, mental,or physical disability; genetic information; honorably discharged veteran ormilitary status; family relationship or status; political ideology; status as avictim of violent crime including domestic violence, harassment, sexualassault, or stalking; off-duty use of illegal substances; or any status orcharacteristic not listed above that is protected by applicable local, state,or federal law. Discrimination and / or harassment based on any of those factorsare inconsistent with our business philosophy and will not be tolerated.

Applicants must be able to pass a background check, and areexpected to be truthful in all respects throughout the interview process.

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