What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at Alois?
Department: Business Litigation/Family Law
Under general supervision, performs responsible and confidential secretarial work and routine administrative duties for attorneys and performs related duties as required.
- Must be a team player, organized and able to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment
- Transcribes legal briefs, correspondence, letters, and confidential memorandum
- Types a variety of legal documents from rough and oral drafts
- Court E-Filings
- Answers telephone calls, transfers calls to the appropriate staff and take messages in their absences
- Prepares, maintains and confirms daily work calendars and schedule meetings and appointments
- Assists with travel arrangements, internal correspondence, reimbursements for attorneys, paralegals
- Reads, sorts and ensures incoming mail is timely delivered; ensures outgoing mail is processed
- Processes bills; proofs billing sheets; reviews and edits bills
- Maintain attorneys’ legal confidential and administrative files
Related Duties
- Assist other Attorneys and Legal Assistants within the Group
- Proactively manage contacts in Outlook and InterAction
Minimum Qualifications
Training and Experience
- Three to five years of legal assistance experience. Must type a minimum of 70 words per minutes.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skill
- Comprehensive knowledge of modern legal office practices and procedures
- Considerable knowledge of legal documents 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
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Legal Assistant: 1 year (Preferred)
- Business Litigation: 1 year (Required)
- Family law: 1 year (Required)
Location:
- Boston, MA 02210 (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Boston, MA 02210 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Boston, MA 02210: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $40,000 - $50,000
