Drummond Woodsum is seeking a full-time legal assistant for our Business Services Group in our Portland, Maine office. This position entails carrying out administrative services, providing support to legal professionals by preparing various documents including correspondence, legal forms, and other types of documents, and support to enhance attorney/timekeeper effectiveness.
Responsibilities:
- Complete administrative duties, such as making copies, answering and directing phone calls, and greeting clients in a professional and courteous manner
- Prepare documents and forms by completing initial drafts, processing edits and red-lining in Word, and conversions and manipulations in PDF
- Handle incoming and outgoing mail
- Communicate with clients
- Keep files and corresponding deadlines organized and labelled
- Provide exceptional service to all clients
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Be accurate, detail-oriented, and have strong attention to detail
- Take initiative and be proactive; anticipate needs; reach out to become more involved
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills; excellent spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills
- System proficiency: general knowledge and experience with common software applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite and PDF processing; strong Excel and MS Word skills in particular
- Motivated to learn and provide work of the highest quality
At Drummond Woodsum we are committed to the growth and development of our employees. Our focus is geared toward fostering a culture where you can work with and learn from diverse individuals, explore and expand your capabilities, and are valued for the contributions and perspectives you bring.
This is a full-time position, with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits available, including insurances (health, dental, vision, life/AD&D), disability (both long-term and short-term), paid time off, 12 weeks paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan with profit-sharing, and HSA contributions for employees enrolled in our HSA plan. For consideration, please submit your resume and cover letter by email to hr@dwmlaw.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
Drummond Woodsum is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, veteran’s status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Our Firm’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, Drummond Woodsum maintains an affirmative action plan through which it makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire and advance in employment qualified minorities, females, disabled individuals and covered veterans. EOE M/F/V/D
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
