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Trust & Estates Legal Assistant

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Beacon Hill

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Location:
United States , Boston

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Category:
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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Salary:

75000.00 - 100000.00 USD / Year
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Job Description:

Amazing opportunity to join a stellar, very collegial T&E group of wonderful attorneys as a Legal Assistant. This well-rounded role will entail a broad range of administrative support for attorneys including but not limited to calendar management for assigned attorneys and setting up meetings, interaction with clients, organizing and maintaining all electronic and paper files, preparing correspondence, memos, letters, reports, initial drafting and editing documents such as wills, estates, and trusts, managing attorney/paralegal billable time, expense reporting and so much more!

Job Responsibility:

  • Calendar management for assigned attorneys and setting up meetings
  • Interaction with clients
  • Organizing and maintaining all electronic and paper files
  • Preparing correspondence, memos, letters, reports
  • Initial drafting and editing documents such as wills, estates, and trusts
  • Managing attorney/paralegal billable time
  • Expense reporting

Requirements:

  • Several proven years of legal assistant experience in a wealth management practice
  • Excellent computer skills
  • Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, and time and billing software
What we offer:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Hybrid work schedule
  • A number of additional perks

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 15, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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