Legal Secretary Jobs in the Greater Boston Area
Are lawyers in your firm spending too much time on administrative tasks? Getting back billable hours by hiring a legal secretary or legal assistant makes financial sense. However, hiring an employee with the right skills and experience level takes time and effort. Marc Z Legal Staffing is a legal secretary recruitment agency. We specialize in legal placements and will help hiring firms and legal secretary applicants find the correct fit. We place full-time, part-time, freelance, remote and temporary legal secretaries and legal assistants. Whether you are looking to replace an end-of-career employee with an experienced professional or bring on an entry-level employee to help with new technology, our experienced law firm recruiters will review law secretary job resumes for you. We will help you save time and reduce hiring frustration.
Legal Assistant Jobs in the Boston Metro Area
We place legal assistants in Boston, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts. We screen applicants for their willingness to commute to the workplace (or travel to other offices), time availability (including the ability to work extended hours) and workplace accommodations, such as the need for accessible buildings or parking. We also verify resume items such as work experience and educational credentials.
Legal assistants, sometimes known as legal secretaries, perform a different role than paralegals for law firms. Some experienced legal assistants will be able to help with paralegal work, but these employees primarily focus on supporting the work of attorneys, including office administration, customer service and coordination. Job duties may include these and other tasks, depending upon the size of the office and the number of assistants and support staff:
- Client Communications
- Customer Service
- Calendar Coordination
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
- Client Billing
- Client Accounting
- Document Management
- Document Organization
- Document Preparation
- Scheduling Client and Witness Interviews
- Preparing Travel Arrangements
- Administrative Emails and Phone Calls
Entry-Level Legal Assistant Jobs: Skills and Education
Legal assistant hiring for entry-level jobs largely depends on the size of the firm hiring. Larger law firms will generally accept entry-level legal assistants because they can be trained and mentored by many other employees. Firms and jurisdictions will have educational and skill requirements for entry-level legal assistant jobs, which may or may not include:
- High school diploma
- Two or four-year college degree
- Coursework in legal studies
- Certified Legal Assistant (CLE) or similar designation
- Computer and technical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bar Association class exams
- Emotional intelligence skills
- Ability to work extended hours during cases
Remote Legal Assistant Jobs: Work-From-Home Legal Placements
Remote legal assistant and legal secretary job openings have increased within the legal community. The pandemic work-from-home job trend has gained popularity among employees and law firms and has remained a post-pandemic option. This type of work suits experienced legal secretaries who are self-motivated and self-starting. In addition, some firms have created hybrid work environments that allow both in-office and remote legal assistant jobs. Submit your resume to our legal job placement specialists, and we can help you find the perfect fit for remote legal work.
Part-Time Legal Assistant and Freelance Legal Assistant Jobs
Does your firm need some extra help, but not necessarily another full-time employee? A part-time or freelance legal assistant can benefit your firm by helping with administrative duties, completing projects or freeing other employees to focus on substantive legal work. We have a pool of freelance and part-time legal assistants and will find the best fit for your firm in terms of experience and skills.
Litigation Secretary Jobs: Specialized Experience and Training
For firms focusing on litigation work, experienced litigation secretaries are essential. Preparing pleadings, coordinating court filings and documentation, serving court documents, and litigation firm administrative experience working with clients are critical to this role. We will post litigation secretarial jobs for your firm and complete the time-consuming background work for you.