We are actively searching for an attorney to work with our current team of three attorneys, support staff, and our awesome clients to help them through their estate planning or administration. This person performs legal services including legal research; designing, drafting, and implementing comprehensive estate plans, crafting and implementing estate tax and long-term care planning strategies, administering probate and trust estates, and occasionally appearing on behalf of and advocating for clients at probate court (though we are not a litigation firm). If you love dotting i's and crossing t's, we are the place for you!

The associate must be willing and available at times to work outside normal office hours in order to meet deadlines. Assist in proactively setting case strategy and initiating actions that will benefit the client rather than awaiting instructions. Work in cooperation with firm staff to efficiently, cost-effectively, and promptly deliver the client's work product. The associate will conduct regular file reviews and other procedural duties as required by firm policy and communicate status changes and updates to clients regularly. Great people skills and communication are a must!

• Stay updated on changing applicable laws and statutes on the local, state, and federal levels
• Conduct research and draft pleadings, briefs, and motions
• Provide guidance and advice to associate attorneys and paralegals to resolve or prevent conflicts

• May occasionally require attendance at court hearings
• Prepare legal documents including probate pleadings and motions, estate plans, review MassHealth/Medicai applications and the like

• Active member in good standing with local and state bar associations
• Must be able to handle heavy caseload with little supervision
• Five years of experience as a senior associate in the legal industry
• Completion of a 4-year bachelor’s degree, as well as 3-year law degree from an accredited law school

We believe work should be fun – We often spend more time at work than you spend at home with your family and so if you have to be at work, why not work at a place you like? We help people with some of their most important decisions so building a good relationship, delivering great results, and taking ownership over the process, while helping clients have a great experience is exactly what we do. We are enterprising estates and trusts firm in Andover that is on track for growth. We are a lifestyle firm and believe in a work-life balance. Our current team consists of three attorneys and two legal assistants.

We offer health and dental insurance, disability and life insurance, paid vacation time, paid holidays, and retirement with matching.