Trust & Estates Legal Assistant

McCarter & English, LLP; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 63 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Firm-paid life insurance

Disability benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Resumo da oferta

McCarter & English, LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant for the Trusts and Estates Practice Group in our Boston, MA office. The role supports attorneys with confidential administrative duties, document preparation, and calendar management.

Candidates should have 3–5 years of experience and a minimum typing speed of 70 WPM. Responsibilities include transcribing legal documents, electronic court filing, calendar maintenance, and travel arrangements.

Qualificações

• Three to five years of legal assistance experience.
• Typing speed of at least 70 WPM.
• Experience with confidential legal-support tasks.
• Strong proofreading and document-preparation skills.
• Familiarity with court filing procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Perform confidential legal assistant work for attorneys.
• Attend client meetings with attorneys (on/off site).
• Transcribe briefs, letters, and memoranda.
• Type legal documents from drafts.
• Electronically file court documents.
• Answer and route phone calls; take messages.
• Maintain daily calendars and arrange travel for attorneys.
• Process bills and review billing sheets.
• Maintain confidential files and correspondence.

Conhecimentos

Legal office knowledge

Legal document preparation

Proofreading

MS Word

MS Outlook

Excel

Redline comparisons

BigHand dictation

Oral and written communication

Ferramentas

MS Word

MS Outlook

Excel

Redline comparisons

BigHand

Descrição da oferta de emprego

McCarter & English, LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant for our Trusts and Estates Practice Group in our Boston, MA office. The salary range for this position is $63,000 – $90,000 annually, depending on experience. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be processed through a background check which will be an individualized assessment based on the applicant’s or employee’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job.

Job responsibilities include performing responsible and confidential legal assistant work and routine administrative duties for attorneys.

• Must be a team player, organized and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment
• Attend client meetings with attorneys (both on and off site) to witness client documents
• Transcribe legal briefs, correspondence, letters, and confidential memorandum
• Type a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts
• Electronic filing of court documents
• Answer telephone calls, transfer calls to the appropriate staff and take messages when necessary
• Prepare, maintain and confirm daily work calendars
• Assist with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, reimbursements for attorneys and paralegals
• Read, sort and ensure incoming mail is timely delivered; ensure outgoing mail is processed
• Process bills; proofs billing sheets.
• Review and and edit bills
• Maintain confidential and administrative files

Related Duties

• Assist other Attorneys and Legal Assistants within the Group and Office
• Proactively manage contacts in Outlook and Interaction

Training and Experience

• Three to five years of legal assistance experience. Must type a minimum of 70 words per minute.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skill

• Comprehensive knowledge of modern legal office practices and procedures
• Considerable knowledge of legal document preparation, legal terminology and court procedures
• Comprehensive knowledge of MS Word, MS Outlook, Excel, redline comparisons, BigHand (digital dictation)
• Considerable knowledge of effective proofreading
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Benefits (if FTE requirements met):

• Firm-Paid: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance and short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) disability benefits.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical/prescription drug coverage (the Firm pays a share of the cost), including a high deductible health plan with an annual Firm health savings account (HSA) contribution.
• Employee-Paid Voluntary Benefits: Dental and vision coverage, supplemental health plans (accident, cancer and critical illness), flexible spending accounts, optional life and AD&D insurance (supplemental employee, spouse and child) and supplemental STD coverage.
• Retirement:401(k) plan offering three types of contributions: pre-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and leaves of absence to support work-life balance (e.g. parental leave)

Additional Benefits:

• Free and confidential employee assistance program (EAP) and behavioral health services program
• Firm-paid back-up child/elder care, academic support and pet care program
• Tax-advantaged college savings 529 Plan
• Employee discountsthrough Working Advantage

Other Compensation:

• Eligibility for discretionary bonus.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

McCarter & English, LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.