Legal Assistant (Estate Planning Service Specialist) - (Pacific Time Zone)

Summary

Mercer Advisors is an independent fiduciary financial advisory firm that integrates financial planning, investment management, tax, estate, insurance, and related services to help families simplify and amplify their financial lives. The Estate Planning Service Specialist supports estate planning strategists and clients throughout the estate planning process by managing correspondence, scheduling, client files, documents, and administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Drafting various correspondence to wealth management teams and clients
• Following best practices for group, client, and advisor interaction
• General administrative tasks and other duties, as needed
• Supporting an estate planning strategist throughout the estate planning process; including acting as a primary point of contact for clients, managing correspondence with clients, administering calendar management for a strategist, scheduling meetings, and answering phones
• Supporting maintaining estate planning documents and estate planning reviews as a liaison with estate planning specialists, wealth management teams, and clients
• Maintaining client files, including preparing and finalizing notes for meetings

Skills

• * High school diploma or equivalent
• * Outstanding work ethic with a self-starter attitude, ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritize and deliver multiple tasks on time
• * Outstanding communication and organizational skills
• * Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Adobe and Outlook
• * Able to maintain confidentiality with all matters
• * Have a “can-do” positive attitude and enjoy being part of a team
• * Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a busy environment
• This professional role requires availability during standard business hours of Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM. At times, the role may have early or late hours to meet business tasks and deadlines for external and internal client needs
• Routinely sitting and standing for periods of time. No heavy lifting over 10 lbs
• * Some experience in a legal setting, law firm or in-house, preferred
• At this time we are prioritizing candidates who live in Pacific Time Zone

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * High school diploma or equivalent
• * Outstanding work ethic with a self-starter attitude, ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritize and deliver multiple tasks on time
• * Outstanding communication and organizational skills
• * Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Adobe and Outlook
• * Able to maintain confidentiality with all matters
• * Have a “can-do” positive attitude and enjoy being part of a team
• * Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a busy environment
• This professional role requires availability during standard business hours of Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM. At times, the role may have early or late hours to meet business tasks and deadlines for external and internal client needs
• Routinely sitting and standing for periods of time. No heavy lifting over 10 lbs

Nice to Haves

• * Some experience in a legal setting, law firm or in-house, preferred
• At this time we are prioritizing candidates who live in Pacific Time Zone

Benefits

• Incentive compensation through one of Mercer Advisors’ incentive compensation programs
• Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Life & AD&D; Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Three Cigna medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan
• Kaiser Medical plans available in California
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan
• Two comprehensive Dental Plans
• Vision Insurance Plan
• Dependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care
• 14 Company Paid Holidays including a full week off at Thanksgiving
• Generous paid time off program for vacation and sick days
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Family Medical Leave
• Paid Parental Leave (8 weeks)
• Maternity benefits utilizing company paid STD, any supplemental STD, plus Parental Leave (8 weeks) to provide time for recovery, baby bonding, and enjoying your family time
• Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
• Company Paid Concierge Services for you and your loved ones for the spectrum of caring needs for your aging parents, young children, life’s challenges and more
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with both Traditional and Roth plans with per pay period match as well as an after-tax option
• Pet Insurance
• Personalized financial planning and guidance from Mercer Advisors professionals, offered at preferred employee pricing
• Basic technology needs will be provided to satisfy position requirements