Legal Assistant

Boutique Recruiting; Greenwich (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Platinum PPO medical coverage

PTO + Vacation

Mon-Fri schedule with flexible start

Training and mentorship

Job summary

Boutique Recruiting's Greenwich office seeks a highly organized Legal Assistant to support the founding partner and core team. The role focuses on coordinating projects, organizing confidential files, preparing trust and estate documents, and ensuring day-to-day administrative tasks run smoothly.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree, 4+ years' professional experience, exceptional attention to detail, strong communication, and a dependable, ethical work style.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Strong professional communication with clients.
• Independent, dependable, ethical; high-trust setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to founding partners and legal team
• Organize confidential client files, trust and estate documents, records, and signing materials
• Prepare, print, scan, assemble, and maintain polished client document packages
• Coordinate administrative projects and keep workflows moving efficiently
• Participate in client meetings and signings with professional in-person and phone support
• Reduce administrative workload for office manager and legal team while maintaining organization
• Use discretion with sensitive client information and firm matters

Skills

Organization

Communication

Reliability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

4+ years experience

Job description

Position Title: Legal Assistant

About: Be the person who keeps a respected boutique law firm running smoothly behind the scenes. We are seeking a highly organized, dependable Legal Assistant to provide essential administrative support to the firm’s founding partner and their core team. This is a hands-on, client-facing role focused on coordinating projects, organizing confidential files, preparing trust and estate documents for signing, scanning and maintaining records, assembling client document packages, and ensuring the day-to-day administrative details are handled with care. The ideal candidate is a warm, polished, highly organized professional with strong follow-through, sound judgment, and a genuine appreciation for doing the fundamentals exceptionally well!

Salary: $60,000–$75,000/ Year DOE

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the founding partners and core legal team
• Organize confidential client files, trust and estate documents, records, and signing materials
• Prepare, print, scan, assemble, and maintain polished document packages and client binders
• Coordinate administrative projects and keep routine workflows moving efficiently and accurately
• Participate in client meetings and signings while providing professional, friendly in-person and phone support
• Help reduce the administrative workload for the office manager and legal team while maintaining a high standard of organization
• Use discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive client information and firm matters

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of professional workplace experience
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and basic computer proficiency
• Strong professional communication skills with the ability to interact confidently with clients and colleagues
• Dependable, ethical, hardworking, and comfortable working independently in a high-trust environment
• Willingness to work 100% onsite in Greenwich, CT with reliable attendance and a manageable commute
• Stable employment history that demonstrates commitment and thoughtful career decisions
• Law firm or professional-services experience is helpful but not required, with strong administrative experience from other industries welcomed

Benefits:

• Platinum PPO medical coverage
• PTO + Vacation
• Monday–Friday schedule with flexibility around an approximately 8:00–9:30 a.m. start time
• Supportive boutique environment where quality work, integrity, and treating people well are core values
• Training and mentorship from a long-tenured office manager with nearly a decade at the firm
• Opportunity to take on more complex responsibilities and potentially grow toward a paralegal role, while also offering a long-term path for career administrators