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