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Trust & Estates Legal Assistant

United States, Boston Employment contract 75000.00 - 100000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 15, 2026
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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
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