Job Summary

Our Providence Trusts and Estates practice group is looking for a paralegal to assist attorneys and other paralegals with all aspects of estate planning and trust administration work. 

Responsibilities

Administer estates, including:

• Daily contact with clients and client meetings
• Prepare and file probate and other estate documents
• Collect all asset information with banks, investment advisors, appraisers, etc.,  
• Administer estate funds and property, following through until closing, including corresponding with client and attorney 
• Prepare accountings
• Gather asset and expense information and prepare federal and state estate tax returns

Draft estate plans, including: 

• Draft simple wills, health care proxies, powers of attorneys, and revocable trusts
• Prepare and record deeds and other trust funding instruments
• Work directly with clients to gather information related to estate planning and trust funding

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 3+ years of trusts and estates experience. 
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to organize and prioritize numerous tasks, completing them under time constraints. 

• Strong multitask abilities to organize and maintain multiple ongoing cases.

• Creative and innovative approaches to problem solving.

• Communicate effectively with a diverse group of attorneys, staff and clients.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and interpersonal skills.

• Proofread material for contextual, grammatical, typographical, and spelling errors.

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to Maria Gaetani at mgaetani@pierceatwood.com.

Job Summary

We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented legal administrative assistant to support our Business Practice Group in Portland, Maine. In this role, you'll be an essential part of our legal team—keeping things organized, ensuring deadlines are met, and helping our attorneys and clients stay on track. You’ll work closely with great people and handle a variety of tasks that keep our deals and daily work moving smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Proof and polish documents to make sure they’re error-free and ready to go
• Help manage timelines and keep track of important transactional documents
• Finalize and send documents to clients, attorneys, and internal teams
• Prepare closing binders and help wrap up deals
• Answer and route calls, and assist when attorneys are unavailable
• Handle mail—scanning, sorting, distributing, and filing throughout the day
• Edit and draft correspondence and legal documents
• Set up meetings and coordinate schedules for attorneys and clients
• Assist with planning travel, seminars, and events
• Keep track of attorneys’ continuing education requirements
• Maintain calendars and remind attorneys about upcoming commitments
• Review and finalize client billing
• Help with conflict checks for new clients
• Organize and manage both paper and electronic files
• Handle other admin tasks, such as expense reports and matter reports

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 3–5 years of administrative experience (law firm experience a plus)
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• A positive, can-do attitude and team-oriented mindset
• Excellent communication and people skills—you enjoy working with others
• Solid problem-solving abilities and the foresight to anticipate needs
• Strong technical skills—Microsoft Word (intermediate to advanced), Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and general database experience
• Discretion and professionalism—you know how to handle confidential info

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to Maria Gaetani at mgaetani@pierceatwood.com.

Position Summary
This role supports the members of the Litigation Practice Group and coordinates all aspects of litigation matters from initial intake through final disposition. This position is based in the Portland, Maine office.     

Responsibilities

• Assist with presentations at trials, depositions, hearings, and other court proceedings.
• Attend client meetings and phone calls and prepare summaries
• Draft, proofread, and edit documents for grammatical, typographical, and spelling errors. Ability to create a Table of Contents and/or Table of Authorities as needed.
• Manage schedules, including maintaining calendar of meetings and business trips, gathering and preparing necessary materials in advance of commitments, and otherwise coordinating schedule obligations. 
• Receive, screen, and route incoming telephone calls, conference calls, and messages to attorneys, clients, and staff promptly.
• Sort, scan, and distribute incoming and outgoing mail promptly upon receipt. Open, review, and calendar pleadings and materials as directed.
• Coordinate conferences, meetings, appointments, and depositions for attorneys and clients including conference room scheduling, meals, beverages, preparing materials, and greeting clients.
• Prepare bills monthly and distribute to other attorneys for review as needed. Edit and finalize bills to ensure accuracy.
• Set up, organize, and maintain firm files in electronic and/or paper form.
• Perform a variety of administrative functions, including submitting conflict checks, processing new matter reports, drafting engagement letters, calendaring deadlines on firm’s electronic database, preparing attorney expense reimbursements, tracking attorney CLE credits and bar registrations, etc.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional work experience.
• 2+ years of administrative assistant work experience preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and interpersonal skills, including, maintaining positive contact with clients, attorneys, and coworkers.
• Strong technical aptitude. Intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe, Teams, and PowerPoint skills required, with advanced skills preferred.
• Strong multitasking skills. Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Ability to perform online research (for the background of a case, parties involved, individuals’ addresses, etc.).

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to Maria Gaetani at mgaetani@pierceatwood.com.