Fiduciary Litigation Paralegal - Boston, United States - Staff Insight

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A mid-size Boston law firm, is seeking an experienced Fiduciary Litigation Paralegal to join it's Private Client Department. This is a hybrid role, 2 days remote and 3 days in the office.


Responsibilities include:

  • Drafting probate pleadings such as guardianship petitions and related form pleadings, conservatorship petitions and related form pleadings, estate administration and trust related form petitions and collateral standard form Court documents
  • Drafting nontechnical Complaints, Answers, Motions, Responses, Assents, and Oppositions
  • Drafting nontechnical pleadings and proposed orders in equity litigation and Trusts & Estates litigation matters
  • Discovery requests and responses, including interrogatories, requests for production of documents, notices of deposition, subpoenas, Schedules A
  • Reviewing discovery responses, including document management, labeling, organizing and uploading for electronic retrieval of discovery materials and tracking discovery deadlines
  • Document management in trust litigation and estate litigation matters
  • Guardianship Care Plans and tracking deadlines
  • Rogers review preparation and tracking deadlines
  • Conservators Inventories and Accounts and Trustee Inventories and Accounts
  • Calendaring dates and deadlines
  • Preparing lawyers for court appearances
  • Filing in court and arranging for service of pleadings, citations, summonses
  • Development of pleadings binders or docket books
  • Participation with lawyers in strategy conferences
  • Communications with clients, family members, opposing counsel, cocounsel, and third parties and vendors

Requirements:


  • Minimum 35 years of paralegal experience in fiduciary matters, representation of fiduciaries, and probate litigation is required
  • Must be organized, efficient, and highly responsive to a group of many lawyers, selfmotivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills and possess a commitment to client service.
  • Experience with various county courts within the Massachusetts Probate & Family Court Department including the Fiduciary Litigation Session, and some experience with or knowledge of rules of the Superior Court is preferred.
  • Knowledge or familiarity with the MUPC and MUTC is highly desirable.

Pay:
$100, $115,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

  • No travel

Ability to Relocate:

  • Boston, MA 02110: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Boston, MA 02110
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