Senior Massachusetts Attorney
Company: The Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen
Location: Andover
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Do you love working with clients and families while interested
in mentoring the next generation of legal professionals? Our firm
is seeking an experienced senior attorney, with a proven track
record of success in Massachusetts, who is adept at handling a
large caseload and familiar with all aspects of the trial process,
particularly drafting pleadings, motions, notices, and working
toward a resolution. Your years of experience will also help coach
our newer associates toward a similar route for success. If this
sounds like a perfect position for you, please send us your resume
today.
Responsibilities:
--- Counsel associates to resolve or prevent conflicts
--- Stay updated on changing applicable laws and statutes on the
local, state, and federal levels
--- 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:
--- Able to work independently while handling multiple files
--- Completion of a 4-year bachelor's degree, as well as 3-year law
degree from an accredited law school
--- Exceptional time management and interpersonal skills are
desired, as are exceptional writing and verbal communication
skills
--- Applicants must have trial, mediation, and arbitration
representation experience
--- At least 5 years of experience working as a senior associate
attorney
--- 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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