Legal Staff Paralegal in Boston, MA

Law Firm

Boston, MA

Legal Staff Paralegal in Boston, MA

Legal Staff

3-5 yrs required

No

Job Title: Litigation/Family Law Legal Assistant

Job Responsibilities:
- Perform responsible and confidential secretarial work and routine administrative duties for attorneys under general supervision.
- Transcribe legal briefs, correspondence, letters, and confidential memoranda.
- Type a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts.
- Handle Court E-Filings.
- Answer telephone calls, transfer calls to the appropriate staff, and take messages in their absence.
- Prepare, maintain, and confirm daily work calendars; schedule meetings and appointments.
- Assist with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, and reimbursements for attorneys and paralegals.
- Read, sort, and ensure incoming mail is timely delivered; ensure outgoing mail is processed.
- Process bills; proof billing sheets; review and edit bills.
- Maintain attorneys’ legal, confidential, and administrative files.

Related Duties:
- Assist other attorneys and legal assistants within the department.
- Proactively manage contacts in Outlook and Interaction.

Education and Experience Information:
- Three to five years of litigation legal assistant experience required.
- Experience in family law preferred.
- Must type a minimum of 70 words per minute.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:
- 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, and BigHand (digital dictation).
- Comprehensive knowledge of E-filing.
- Considerable knowledge of effective proofreading.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Salary Information:
- The salary range for this position is $70,000-$95,000, commensurate with experience.

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 (., 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 discounts through Working Advantage.

Other Compensation:
- Eligibility for discretionary bonus.

Equal Opportunity Statement:
- Law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer.