Paralegal - Estates

The Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Disability and life insurance

Paid vacation time

Paid holidays

401(k) retirement with matching

Job summary

The Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen in Andover, MA is seeking a paralegal to support the legal team in drafting documents, filing court pleadings, and managing case files with meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities include client communication, scheduling, and coordinating court appearances. A paralegal certification or advanced paralegal education is preferred, with at least 3 years of legal experience in a law firm setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with estate planning, probate, and/or elder law is strongly preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting.
• Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills, and time-management skills.
• Talented communicator and writer.

Responsibilities

• Draft and prepare legal documents with precision and clarity, ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Coordinate and manage the filing of court pleadings, keeping cases on track and organized.
• Maintain and update case files, ensuring information is current and accessible.
• Communicate effectively with clients, providing updates and gathering necessary information with empathy and professionalism.
• Schedule and coordinate appointments, meetings, and court appearances, optimizing team time and resources.

Skills

Communication

Writing

Organization

Time management

Education

Paralegal certification

Advanced paralegal education

Job description

The Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen Andover, MA, US

Do you love helping people? We’re hiring a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing legal documents, filing court pleadings, coordinating law office activity, and keeping our matters moving forward. Applicants should be experienced, highly-organized professionals with great attention to detail.

Draft and prepare legal documents with precision and clarity, ensuring compliance with legal standards.

Coordinate and manage the filing of court pleadings, keeping our cases on track and organized.

Maintain and update case files, ensuring all information is current and accessible.

Communicate effectively with clients, providing updates and gathering necessary information with empathy and professionalism.

Schedule and coordinate appointments, meetings, and court appearances, optimizing our team's time and resources efficiently.

• Take care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining an organized filing system for all legal documents
• Conduct interviews with clients to gather information about their legal issues

Experience with estate planning, probate, and/or elder law is strongly preferred.

• Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education
• At least 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
• Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills, and time-management skills
• Talented communicator and writer

Compensation

$60,000 - $70,000 yearly

We help people with some of their most important decisions, so building a good relationship, delivering great results, and taking ownership of the process while helping clients have a great experience is exactly what we do. We are an enterprising estates and trusts firm in Andover, on track for growth. We are a lifestyle firm that believes in achieving a work-life balance. Our current team consists of three attorneys, an administrative assistant, a paralegal, a legal assistant, and an office manager.

We offer health, vision, and dental insurance, disability and life insurance, paid vacation time, paid holidays, and 401(k) retirement with matching.