TRUSTS & ESTATES LEGAL ASSISTANT

reputed company is seeking a Legal Assistant for our Trusts and Estates reputed company Group in our Boston, MA office. The salary reputed company 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 reputed company 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. If you have relevant experience, we would like you to consider joining reputed company. Please send your resume and cover letter to Christine Lydon, Chief reputed company Officer, at reputed company@mccarter.com. Job responsibilities include performing responsible and confidential legal assistant work and routine administrative duties for attorneys.

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

reputed company Duties

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

Minimum Qualifications

Training and Experience

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

Knowledge, Abilities and reputed company

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

Benefits (if FTE requirements met):

• Firm-reputed company: 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 reputed company of the cost), including a high deductible health plan with an annual Firm health savings account (HSA) contribution.
• Employee-reputed company Voluntary Benefits: Dental and reputed company 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: reputed company-tax, Roth and after-tax contributions.
• Time Off: reputed company Time Off (PTO), reputed company 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-reputed company back-up child/elder care, reputed company support and pet care program
• Tax-advantaged college savings 529 Plan
• Employee discounts through Working Advantage

Other Compensation:

• Eligibility for discretionary bonus.

reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or reputed company employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Apply To This Job Apply To This Job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job