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Monday, November 17

Legal Assistant needed in Newton!

Clements Pajak LLC
29 Crafts Street, Suite 420
Newton, MA 02458

Legal Assistant

We are a growing and dynamic trust and estates law practice in Newton, MA. We are seeking the right candidate for an entry level legal assistant position. The ideal candidate will be a college or specialized school graduate who is well spoken, professional and friendly in appearance and manner.

The candidate will be expected to greet clients coming to the office, answer phones, schedule appointments, take messages, witness at client document signing sessions, and assist senior and junior attorneys preparing for court and meetings.

The candidate will:
  • have excellent computer skills 
  • be using Excel for basic data entry and basic formulas and Quickbooks to do light bookkeeping, 
  • prepare deposits
  • edit and create invoices for clients
  • be responsible to log in mail, phone calls, messages, and faxes. 
  • need to be comfortable uploading and downloading sensitive client information
  • need to be proficient with Microsoft Word to assist attorneys with drafting, finalization and processing of documents, 
  • correspondence and enclosures to clients and/or court related correspondence and filings. 
  • be motivated to use non billable time in a productive manner, (scanning, organizing, general office clerk duties)
  • be able and willing to learn various legal software and practice management applications.
  • need a car on a daily basis to go to the post office, local banks and occasionally deliver documents to local clients.
  • must be available to work until 6pm daily, possibly later on occasion.
Our firm’s commitment to ethical rules in regard to confidentiality, billing, client representation and the attorney client relationship is of the utmost importance.
* He/she must be able to maintain strict confidentiality *

Salary - $26,000-$31,000

To apply contact career@mountida.edu for directions.