Legal Assistant
August 18, 2025
Legal Assistant
At O’Donnell Law Center, we design and produce estate plans in a warm, family-like environment. Led by Deirdre O’Donnell, an attorney with a deep commitment to this practice area, the O’Donnell Law Center is dedicated to making an impact by helping individuals and families protect what matters most.
We are more than just a law office—we are a collaborative, community-focused team that values compassion, professionalism, meaningful work, and meaningful work relationships. Our supportive and family-friendly culture makes O’Donnell Law Center a fulfilling place to grow a legal career.
The Legal Assistant will be directly involved in processing client data and information in both traditional documents and digital formats.
This position will work closely with and have a high level of communication with attorneys, paralegals, clients, and staff and will work to ensure we provide the highest quality products and services to the clients of the O’Donnell Law Firm.
Duties Include
- Facilitate on-going and positive relationships and communications with clients who are in the trust funding stage.
- Facilitate, execute, and control all aspects of the client document signing ceremony, including notarizing all appropriate documents.
- Handles client situations, interruptions, multiple important deadlines and schedules timely while under time constraints and pressure.
- Maintains a professional and positive work environment by facilitating effective communication. Assist in the preparation, reviewing and editing legal documents for attorney review and approval.
Qualifications
- Ability to handle difficult situations and multiple important deadlines and schedules, often with confidential information.
- Demonstrated history of coordinating and completing multiple tasks on time.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills; able to interact skillfully and courteously with co-workers, attorneys, clients, and the public.
- Must have strong computer skills and the ability to master new software programs.
- Work occasionally requires a high level of mental effort and flexibility. Must be able to perform the duties of the position with time constraints and interruptions while under pressure.
- Experience in drafting legal documents.
- Must possess excellent organizational skills.
- Strong written and verbal communications
- Ability to think and communicate logically.
- Ability to follow and provide written, verbal, and diagrammatic instructions.
- Ability to identify and analyze complex issues and problems and recommend and implement solutions.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.
- BA/BS degree or any combination of experience and training which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Considerable knowledge of mobile, digital and conventional office procedures and practices; ability to operate computer hardware and software in an efficient and effective manner.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 preferred.
- Thorough knowledge of office administration functions and responsibilities preferred.
This is a part-time position.
Please submit resume and cover letter to sue@kmethrconsulting.com
- Listing ID: 10419