Senior Attorney

Company: The Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen
Location: Andover
Posted on: April 23, 2024

Job Description:

Are you an experienced attorney with a record of success delivering superior legal services, comprehensive client representation, and thoughtful mentoring of the next generation of legal professionals?

Our growing firm seeks a well-qualified senior attorney who can handle a full caseload and work independently The right candidate will be adept at handling all aspects of estate planning, trust & probate administration, Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Medicaid planning & eligibility. Your excellent communication and writing skills will be paramount to thoughtfully position our clients toward favorable outcomes.

If this sounds like a perfect position for you, please send us your resume today.

Responsibilities:

--- Supervise and mentor lower level attorneys in proper conflict resolution techniques
--- Attend court hearings on behalf of clients and argue motions
--- Maintain knowledge of local, state, and federal statutes and applicable laws
--- Draft legal documents, such as pleadings, motions, notices, and discovery requests and responses
--- Meet with and onboard new clients
--- Prepare and review estate planning documents, probate documents, and Medicaid applications
--- Complete legal research and prepare probate pleadings and motions
--- Prepare and review estate tax return filings
--- Meet with clients to review documents prepared for them and explain the same in plain English
--- Communicate status with to clients and keeping matters updated is essential
--- May occasionally require attendance at court hearings
--- Manage busy caseload
--- Maintain knowledge of applicable law and CLE credits
--- Maintain knowledge of local, state, and federal statutes and applicable laws

Qualifications:

--- Must be able to handle heavy caseload with little supervision
--- At least 5 years of experience working as a senior associate attorney
--- Admitted to local and state bar associations
--- Four-year bachelor's degree and successful completion of law school from an accredited law school
--- Excellent time management and interpersonal skills are required, as well as persuasive writing and verbal communication skills
--- 5 years of required experience as a senior associate in the legal field, ideally in Estate Planning and Elder law
--- Admitted to practice law in Massachusetts
--- Admitted to local and state bar associations
--- Takes initiative, enjoys collaborating closely with senior staff, "takes the ball and runs"
--- Has a passion for excellence and delivering results, both in terms of volume of work completed, timeliness, accuracy, and completeness.
--- Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to engage with clients in a persuasive, professional manner
--- Demonstrated ability to manage a busy caseload, working independently with oversight from the managing attorney
--- Four-year bachelor's degree and successful completion of law school from an accredited law school

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



We offer health and dental insurance, disability and life insurance, paid vacation time, paid holidays, and retirement with matching.

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