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McCarter & English, LLP · 1 day ago

Trust & Estates/Litigation Legal Assistant

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$63K/yr - $90K/yr

3+ years exp

McCarter & English, LLP is seeking a Legal Assistant for their Trusts and Estates Practice Group in Boston, MA. The role involves performing responsible and confidential legal assistant work along with routine administrative duties for attorneys.

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Responsibilities

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, schedule meetings, depositions, and calendar court dates

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

Assist other Attorneys and Legal Assistants within the Group and Office

Proactively manage contacts in Outlook and Interaction

Qualification

Legal document preparationMS WordMS OutlookLegal terminologyProofreadingTyping speed 70 wpmOral communicationWritten communicationOrganizational skillsTeam player

Required

Three to five years of legal assistance experience, preferably in litigation

Must type a minimum of 70 words per minute

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

Must be a team player, organized and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment

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 discounts through Working Advantage

Company

McCarter & English, LLP

McCarter & English, LLP is a firm of more than 400 lawyers with offices in Newark, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Miami, Wilmington, Hartford, Stamford, Indianapolis, East Brunswick, and Trenton.

Founded in 1845

Newark, New Jersey, USA

501-1000 employees