Legal Assistant – Civil Defense Litigation

Job Description

Legal Assistant | Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., with flexible work environment and remote options available, located in Denver, CO. The company is a national firm building a new, growing office, focused on making a positive impact in the legal profession through excellence, diversity, and commitment. This role is essential for supporting a litigation group, contributing to efficient case management and administrative processes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Denver, CO
• Pay: $65000–$75000 yearly
• Mission: This person ensures smooth administrative and operational support for attorneys in a busy litigation setting.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook

What You’ll Actually Do
• File: File and circulate pleadings in both state and federal courts.
• Manage: Maintain attorney docketing and calculate court and discovery deadlines according to state and federal rules.
• Support: Provide administrative support for attorneys, processing invoices, coordinating depositions, and ensuring client guideline compliance.
• Initiate: Assist with opening new client files by collecting preliminary documents and necessary information.
• Process: Prepare, track, and manage the disposition of subpoenas and other requests for information.

The Must-Haves
• Background: High School Diploma or its equivalent required. 3+ years of prior legal assistant experience supporting litigators in civil defense in a high-volume law firm environment.
• Experience: CO State and Federal Court filing including E-Filing experience required. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook required.
• Skills: Critical thinking skills, superior communication and organizational skills, decisive judgment, high attention to detail, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.