Our exceptional team is seeking a full-time administrative assistant who is passionate about helping others who are experiencing challenging life transitions. This is a full-time, in office position that provides overall support to the firm.
Who We Are
DangerLaw is a boutique, relational law firm. Our mission is to be a lifecycle firm where our attorneys guide our clients through life’s processes, collaboratively advocating on desired outcomes, which builds trust, increases knowledge, and affirms identity. We believe working with an attorney should be an empowering experience, especially for marginalized clients.
We support our clients in three distinct ways:
1. We are passionate about estate planning and helping clients plan for life’s unexpected events by creating wills, trusts, health care proxies, asset protection, guardianship, and other estate planning documents.
2. We are a dedicated family law practice providing compassionate legal guidance for prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, adoption, divorce, alimony, custody, and other family law concerns.
3. We are perfectly suited to undertake cases relating to fiduciary litigation that typically involve issues relating to these two previously mentioned areas of practice.
In our work with clients, and with one another, we strive to put our core values into action daily;
· You matter: Often respect and dignity with one’s legal matters are reserved for those with influence and resources. We believe everyone, especially those who feel vulnerable or marginalized, have important needs and deserve respect and dignity. And we treat our team this way, too. We work with colleagues with diverse identities and are a safe place for them to bring their authentic perspectives to work.
· Your story counts: We support our clients to give voice to their stories, and we passionately advocate for their truth to be told. We empower our clients to envision outcomes and change their stories. And we feel the same about our team. We embrace our team members’ diverse identities and create a space where their stories belong and they are welcome.
· We are better together: We are with you through every step of the process and in working with us you gain a team committed to empowering and understanding you. By supporting our clients and one another, we are better advocates for everyone.
Who You Are
You are passionate about helping others, have a strong client service orientation, and are able to maintain a warm and professional rapport, especially in highly emotional or stressful situations. You have exceptional attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle difficult or unexpected situations. You enjoy working collaboratively with a team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff, and are committed to continuous learning.
We have state-of-the-art tools and resources to support your efforts, ensuring you are set up for success. We work as a team and support the flexibility employees seek. We provide a comfortable, professional, work environment in our office in Newton Upper Falls, MA,.
Responsibilities include:
· Welcome clients and visitors in a warm and professional manner and assist them in locating the person they are visiting.
· Mail, fax, deliver, or email court documents to clients, court officials, and third parties.
· Direct the flow of mail, faxes, and deliveries to the intended person.
· Assist with copying, scanning, faxing, emailing, note-taking, and travel bookings.
· Prepare conference rooms prior to client meetings and arrange refreshments, if required.
· Monitor inventory and reorder supplies as needed.
· Act as a liaison between attorneys and IT to address technology issues that may arise.
· Be in the office five days a week.
Qualifications:
· High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
· A driver’s license and a reliable car.
· Formal qualification in office administration, secretarial work, or related training.
· Three + years’ experience as an administrative assistant (preferably in a law firm or in a corporate legal department).
· Familiarity with legal terms, legal documents, and filing a plus.
· Experience working with spreadsheets, printers, copiers, scanners, faxes, and appointment scheduling and call forwarding systems.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a professional demeanor.
· Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook), and the ability to learn new software quickly; must be self-sufficient in generation of routine work and managing electronic files, task lists, and calendars.
· Working knowledge of case management software.
· Work well under pressure; ability to effectively handle a variety of tasks and manage changing priorities with multiple deadlines and expectations.
· Thrive in a fast-paced environment.
· Ability to identify problems, analyze the situation and determine the best possible solution.
· Cope with emotionally complex client-generated situations.
· Precise attention to detail (e.g. client names, county labels, etc.)
If this resonates for you, we encourage you to apply today! We look forward to meeting you!