Rath Young Pignatelli

Careers

We invite you to inquire about employment opportunities at Rath, Young and Pignatelli.

Our lawyers, professionals, and staff have chosen New England as a place to live, work, and raise a family. Many of us come to New Hampshire with backgrounds from large metropolitan law firms. These large firms offer excellent training and career challenges, but often require a substantial trade-off in lost time to enjoy life. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace to serve clients with challenging issues, but in an environment that allows balance and pace to your whole life.

Rath, Young and Pignatelli is proud of the breadth and challenge of its practice and its location in beautiful New England. Our ability to succeed depends on attracting highly qualified lawyers with a commitment to professional growth. Strategic hiring is essential to broadening our expertise, strengthening our service to existing clients, and enhancing our prospects for new clients. We require strong writing skills and excellent academic credentials and seek candidates with independence and entrepreneurial spirit, character, sound judgment, and leadership potential.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

Description: This position supports attorneys who work on a wide range of corporate, commercial, financial, real estate, banking and insurance matters. The ideal candidate will possess the intellectual curiosity to understand the legal work that is being performed and anticipate support needs proactively. Excellent communication and organizational skills, technological savvy, ability to work collaboratively with billing professionals and staff in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects concurrently.

Job Duties:

· Provide general administrative assistance including communicating and interacting with clients and callers, assisting in maintaining attorneys’ calendars, drafting correspondence, updating/closing files and photocopying

· Filing documents and managing electronic filing for attorneys

· Prepare and coordinate filings and the delivery of materials to government agencies including the Registry of Deeds, Secretary of State and IRS

· Perform online background factual research as needed

· Assist with the preparation of LLC and corporate organization documents and maintain corporate and LLC records for clients

· Support attorneys and paralegals with closing tasks including preparing and tracking closing checklist, organizing and managing data sites and post-closing tasks

· Managing calendar of transaction events and regulatory matters

· Maintaining and tracking CLE records and keeping attorneys apprised of deadlines

· Other day-to-day tasks as requested including assistance with volunteer and client development matters periodically

· Daily time entry and review using Caret Legal accounting software

· Attend Firm sponsored training(s) to maintain required skill level and knowledge of software applications and other skills as requested

Qualifications:

· Associates degree or some college preferred

· Experience in business administration or in a corporate environment, with law firm experience beneficial

· Advanced working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat Pro

· Excellent communication skills, self-motivation, and a positive “can do” attitude. The ability to converse confidently, build relationships at all levels and present a professional image to clients, regulators and law firm personnel

· Excellent time management and prioritization skills and able to multi-task while still completing routine tasks with little direction

Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to Susan L. O’Donnell, Executive Director at slo@rathlaw.com.