Staff Openings
At Preti Flaherty, our career tracks offer you the chance to work in a leading law firm known for helping some of the region’s most successful companies grow and thrive.
Our professionals enjoy a diverse, collaborative work environment consisting of five offices, and work side-by-side with over 100 attorneys. We believe in thinking differently, and so all staff members are encouraged to offer ideas to help serve our clients better.
We work hard, but also enjoy what we do. And that kind of effort pays off at Preti Flaherty. Our staff is rewarded with a competitive compensation plan and excellent benefits. If you’re ready for challenging, innovative work, we encourage you to consider joining us.
Professional, non-legal career tracks include:
- Administrative
- Finance and Accounting
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Marketing
- Paralegal
- Secretarial
Current Openings
Administrative Assistant
Preti Flaherty, one of New England’s largest law firms with offices in ME, NH, MA, and Washington, D.C., is seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant to join the firm. This position is based in our Boston, MA office and offers an engaging roster of work on behalf of Preti’s regional and national clients.
The Administrative Assistant plays a key role in advancing the mission and goals of the Firm by completing a variety of essential tasks in support of smooth office operations and meaningful attorney support. They will manage typical office services functions, including reception tasks, as well as provides direct legal administrative support to one or more attorneys within the office.
Preti Flaherty offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement benefits, and parking subsidy.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs legal and social science research, drafts research memoranda, prepares court documents and correspondence, and proofreads and checks citations for complex legal documents.
- Performs regular administrative tasks such as coordinating meetings and travel, filing and maintaining records, scanning, copying, and preparing expense reports.
- Performs general office services tasks, such as answering and directing phone calls; handling email, faxes, files, mailings, and deliveries; coordinating meeting-room calendars; and daily processing of mail/personal service.
- Manages the front-desk and reception areas, serving as the first point of contact for guests, employees, job candidates, and vendors.
- Keeps the office clean, stocked, and organized, especially the kitchen, conference rooms, stockrooms, storage closets, and communal areas.
- Provides ad hoc overflow support to staff members and departments, including organization of on-site and off-site team events.
Education and Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional work experience.
- 2+ years of experience in office administrative work.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Proven research abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Adaptability and willingness to learn new tasks.
- Professional demeanor and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Legal Assistant - Litigation
Preti Flaherty, one of New England’s largest law firms with offices in ME, NH, MA, and Washington, D.C., is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join the firm’s dynamic and growing Litigation practice group. This position is based in our Concord, NH office and offers an engaging roster of work on behalf of Preti’s regional and national clients.
Preti Flaherty offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement benefits, and parking subsidy.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Preti Flaherty’s Legal Assistants play a key role in advancing the mission and goals of the Firm by providing key administrative and other support to their attorneys.
- Performs legal and social science research, drafts research memoranda, prepares court documents and correspondence, and proofreads and checks citations for complex legal documents.
- Performs regular administrative tasks such as coordinating meetings and travel, filing and maintaining records, scanning, copying, and preparing expense reports.
- The ideal candidate will be proactive, organized and attentive to detail. The ability to work cooperatively in a team is essential. In addition, will be able to read, analyze, interpret, and summarize legal and social science documents, including case law and statutes.
Education and Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional work experience.
- 2+ years of experience as a Legal assistant.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Proven research abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with the New Hampshire Court system and ability to file pleadings is essential.
Conflicts and Case Opening Specialist
Preti Flaherty, one of New England’s leading law firms, seeks an experienced Conflicts and Case Opening professional. This individual will coordinate the new business intake process including conducting conflict of interest searches, setting up new matters, and maintaining the Firm’s conflicts database to ensure proper and accurate documentation of legal and business conflicts. The position is based in our newly renovated headquarters in downtown Portland, Maine and offers hybrid schedule flexibility.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct thorough and accurate conflict of interest searches utilizing internal and external database resources to identify and obtain relevant information for the assessment of potential new clients and cases; identify relevant corporate affiliations
- Review and assess conflict search and research results to identify potential issues to be reviewed/resolved by the requesting attorney and/or the Firm’s General Counsel
- Review conflicts waivers, engagement letters and communications to ensure compliance with ethical and professional standards
- Assist attorneys and staff with conflicts and case opening procedures, including training for new hires
- Review and process new case opening, closed file, and declination requests, including verification of complete submissions and necessary approvals
- Update/maintain the Client/Matter tables and conflict database, in collaboration with the Firm’s General Counsel, attorneys, and staff
- Implement and maintain ethical walls
- Special projects and additional duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- General understanding of how various parties to a legal transaction or lawsuit may give rise to an ethical or business conflict
- Excellent research and analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to be extremely accurate and detail-oriented without being easily distracted; issue tracking, follow-up and resolution skills are essential
- Critical thinking and assessment skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with attorneys and staff at the Firm as well as clients and other external parties
- Ability to consistently exercise discretion and independent judgment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion with sensitive information
- Excellent customer service skills with ability to respond to requests in a prompt, professional manner
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, professional environment where deadlines & priorities may shift
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)
- Associate’s degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred; Juris Doctor a plus.
Legal Assistant - Litigation
Preti Flaherty, one of New England’s largest law firms with offices in ME, NH, MA, and Washington, D.C., is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join the firm’s dynamic and growing Litigation practice group. This position is based in our newly renovated headquarters in downtown Portland, ME, and offers an engaging roster of work on behalf of Preti’s regional and national clients.
Preti Flaherty offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement benefits, and parking subsidy.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Preti Flaherty’s Legal Assistants play a key role in advancing the mission and goals of the Firm by providing key administrative and other support to their attorneys.
- Performs legal and social science research, drafts research memoranda, prepares court documents and correspondence, and proofreads and checks citations for complex legal documents.
- Performs regular administrative tasks such as coordinating meetings and travel, filing and maintaining records, scanning, copying, and preparing expense reports.
- The ideal candidate will be proactive, organized, and attentive to detail. The ability to work cooperatively in a team is essential. In addition will be able to read, analyze, interpret, and summarize legal and social science documents, including case law and statutes.
- Familiarity with the legal system is helpful but not required.
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional work experience.
- 2+ years of experience as a Legal assistant.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Proven research abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Paralegal - Trust and Estates
Preti Flaherty, one of New England’s largest law firms with offices in ME, NH, MA, and Washington, D.C., is seeking an experienced Paralegal to join the firm’s dynamic and growing Trust and Estates practice group. This hybrid position is based in our Concord, NH office and offers an engaging roster of work in Trust and Estates on behalf of Preti’s regional and national clients.
The ideal candidate should have a broad base of experience handling probate and trust administrations including probate accounting and preparation of Federal state tax returns (Form 706). Familiarity with Probate Court rules and procedures is required.
Education and Experience Required
- 5+ years of Trust and Estates paralegal experience and should be able to work independently.
- Attention to detail, problem solving, proofreading and communication skills are necessary to be successful in this role.
- A working knowledge of Microsoft office and iManage is preferred