Junior Associate Attorney for Althaus Law's Longmont Office
Law Firm – Northglenn and Longmont, Colorado
Althaus Law is a team that focuses on estate planning and probate law. We are looking to find the right fit for our team in the form of a Junior Associate Attorney at our Longmont office. This position would support our attorneys, paralegals, and manage their own clients. The position will be fulltime and has room for advancement.
Before applying, please review and consider your alignment with our values. They are very important to our team, and we expect everyone to hold themselves to them. Our values are:
· Provide honest services in an awesome and friendly work environment
· Give back to the community
· It’s okay to have fun
· Prioritize and care for each other
· Do the right thing and be a resource
· Growth – both personally and professionally
With those values in mind, other criteria we have are below.
Preferred
· Experience in the legal field is a plus but not a requirement
· Knowledge of Clio, Trello, and Hubspot
Requirements
· Graduated law school and passed the Colorado bar exam
· Ability to communicate well with clients and other co-workers
· Team-oriented
· Exceptional customer service skills and ability to deal with individuals in crisis
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage a quickly growing firm
· Proficient in Microsoft Word
· Experience with Adobe Acrobat (pdf reader)
· Ability to answer multi-line phone system
· A sense of humor
· Love of most animals, but especially dogs
Duties Summary
The main duties of a Junior Associate Attorney at our firm are first and foremost working well with others and being part of the team. Being part of the team includes protecting and building the law firm's reputation. We also want you to better yourself throughout your career by updating job knowledge with continuing educational opportunities, reading legal publications, and maintaining personal networks.
We require this position to enhance their own reputation and the firm’s visibility through networking groups. We also expect this individual to accept ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, explore opportunities to add value to the position, give back to the community through volunteer work, and discover new ways to market our services. You will be organizing information for estate plans and probate court filings, researching law, assembling files, and writing memoranda of law. Other duties include:
· Answering phones and taking messages
· Managing the calendar and scheduling appointments
· Client communication, including following up on client tasks and meetings
· Preparing legal documents
· Greeting and seating clients (every attorney in our office is expected to do this)
· Preparing and recording deeds
· Drafting estate planning documents
· Drafting probate documents and staying up to date on where clients are at in the process
· Tracking billable hours
· Organizing and maintaining files
· Scanning and copying
· Maintaining supplies
· Using law firm software (Clio)
· Running necessary errands
· Updating Trello
Salary and Benefits
The starting salary is $60,000/year and a $5,000 increase upon the successful completion of training. Depending on performance, self-motivation, and an eagerness to improve, advancement opportunities are available. We also provide retirement plans, health insurance, PTO, dental/vision, and other benefits.
Steps to Apply
- Please apply to this position by emailing your resume, references and cover letter directly to Jeff Althaus at contact@althauslaw.com. If you have any further questions about the firm, you can reach us at 720-340-2783. Thank you.
