About Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt:

Schwabe is a premier Northwest regional law firm serving the needs of businesses in seven key industry sectors: Technology; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Consumer Products, Manufacturing and Retail; Natural Resources; Real Estate and Construction; Ports and Maritime; and Indian Country and Alaska Native Corporations. We have offices in four states, in the cities of Portland, Bend, Salem, Seattle, Vancouver, Anchorage, and Mountain View. Schwabe has a culture based on collaboration, innovation, and a drive to help our clients achieve success.

Position Overview:

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt is seeking a full-time, Receptionist/Office Assistant‎ in our Bend office. The Receptionist/Office Assistant position provides comprehensive administrative and operational support for our Bend office. This position plays a key role in ensuring smooth day-to-day office functions while delivering exceptional client service – both internal and external – in a professional and welcoming matter. This role is full-time, onsite, Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm.

The position requires strong customer service skills, proficiency with computer software, and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to follow procedures with accuracy. Success in this role requires a self-starter with a positive attitude who can manage a variety of tasks, turn work around quickly, and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Welcome clients and visitors, answer phone calls, and process incoming/outgoing mail and deliveries.
• Coordinate conference room scheduling and set-up, including AV equipment, catering, and clean-up; distribute daily schedules to the office.
• Provide project support under the direction of legal assistants or paralegals.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks such as loading/unloading the dishwasher, brewing coffee, stocking supplies, and tidying conference rooms.
• Oversee day-to-day office operations, including ordering and maintaining supplies, and coordinating office repairs.
• Confident or has the aptitude and strong technical ability to work in multiple different programs.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED required and two years’ of office experience. Any satisfactory combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Law firm experience preferred.
• Highly developed verbal and written communications
• High attention to detail
• Warm, friendly, professional demeanor
• Comfortable greeting new people

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to Human Resources at Recruiting@schwabe.com.

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt provides a team-oriented working environment, offering competitive salaries and excellent benefits including medical, dental, life, LTD, 401(k)/profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, transit subsidy, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time off.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status protected by law.