Associate Attorney

Berkshire Law Group; Stoneham (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Law Office of Kimberly L. Kelly, LLC is seeking a full-time associate attorney to handle probate matters and mental health commitments in a small, friendly office just north of Boston.

The attorney will represent clients in Probate and Family Court and District Courts, handling guardianship, conservatorship, and civil commitment matters under relevant MS statutes. With a minimum of three years of experience, the candidate will work approximately 40 hours per week in Stoneham, MA, and will

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' experience in probate, elder or disability law.
• J.D. with Massachusetts license.
• Willing to work ~40 hours per week in Stoneham office.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills; detail oriented.
• Able to work independently and handle crisis situations.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply M.G.L. c. 128 §§ 7, 8, & 8B and the substituted judgment line of cases.
• Understand and applying M.G.L. c. 190B.
• Meet with Doctors to prepare cases and discuss relevant evidence;
• Meet with Social Workers to prepare cases and gather relevant evidence and documents;
• Meet with professional and family witnesses and preparing them to testify at civil commitment hearings and/or probate court hearings;
• Communicate with opposing counsel;
• Filing various Petitions and Motions with the District Court and Probate and Family Court;
• Attending court appearances in the Probate and Family Court;
• Attending court appearances for Civil Commitment Hearings and other related matters in the District Court.

Skills

Verbal communication

Writing skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Client empathy

Mac proficiency

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

Macintosh

Job description

The Law Office of Kimberly L. Kelly, LLC is hiring a full-time associate attorney to handle probate matters and mental health commitments at our successful legal practice based in a small and friendly office environment just north of Boston. The attorney will represent clients in the Probate and Family Court in guardianship, conservatorship, and estate matters pursuant to M.G.L. c. 190B, Article V. The attorney will also represent clients in the District Courts in civil commitment hearings and substituted judgment hearings pursuant to M.G.L. c. 128 §§ 7, 8, & 8B.

Three plus years experience is required. Our ideal candidate will be able to take initiative and complete tasks with minimal direction.

Our associate will be responsible for legal work including, but not limited to, the following:

• Understanding and applying M.G.L. c. 128 §§ 7, 8, & 8B and the substituted judgment line of cases;
• Understanding and applying M.G.L. c. 190B;
• Meeting with Doctors to prepare cases and discuss relevant evidence;
• Meeting with Social Workers to prepare cases and gather relevant evidence and documents;
• Meeting with professional and family witnesses and preparing them to testify at civil commitment hearings and/or probate court hearings;
• Communicating with opposing counsel;
• Filing various Petitions and Motions with the District Court and Probate and Family Court;
• Attending court appearances in the Probate and Family Court; and
• Attending court appearances for Civil Commitment Hearings and other related matters in the District Court.

If the statements below apply to you, then you may be our next associate!

• Have a minimum of three years of experience in any of our listed fields. More years of experience also welcome and appreciated;
• Are ready to work approximately 40 hours per week in the Stoneham office;
• Are passionate about assisting clients and families with all facets of elder care and disability law;
• Have a demonstrated commitment to elders and/or special needs individuals;
• Enjoy getting to know families one at a time and helping each work through their particular web of issues and goals;
• Are happy to manage all probate matters;
• Are able to work with people in crisis and/or with diminishing capacity;
• Have strong verbal communications skills;
• Have impeccable writing skills;
• Have down-to-earth, approachable personality;
• Are exceptionally detail oriented;
• Have ability and desire to work independently;
• Are familiar with Macs, or, happy to learn them;
• J.D. with a Massachusetts license.

Compensation: $90,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (MassNAELA) is a non-profit voluntary association whose members consist of a dedicated group of elder law and special needs attorneys across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MassNAELA was incorporated in 1992, to serve the legal profession and the public with the following mission: Educate, inspire, serve, advocate, and provide community to attorneys with practices in elder and special needs law.