Receptionist
Drummond Woodsum is seeking a part-time Receptionist to work out of our Portland, ME office.
Responsibilities:
- Providing general office support with a variety of clerical activities
- Answering and routing incoming calls
- Greeting visitors
- Directing guests to appropriate individuals
- Coordinating mail delivery and pick-up
- Additional duties as assigned
Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication (especially telephone skills)
- Attention to detail
- Strong client relationship and customer/client focus skills
- Good judgment and problem solving abilities
- A professional demeanor
- Multi-tasking skills
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply with resume and letter of interest to:
Drummond Woodsum
Human Resources
84 Marginal Way, Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101
hr@dwmlaw.com
No phone calls, please.
Help Desk Technician
Drummond Woodsum is seeking a full-time Help Desk Technician. This position will be based in our Portland, ME office, with occasional needs to travel to our offices in Portsmouth and Manchester, NH. Prior experience in a legal setting is a plus, but we are willing to train the right person who has a combination of technical skills and experience, along with the motivation and ability to learn new skills.
Responsibilities:
- Provide on-site and telephone support to employees and guests for company issued/approved computer systems, devices, applications, or other related issues
- Prioritize and execute tasks in demanding situations, and respond positively and accurately to a variety of requests
- Troubleshoot problems and provide resolutions, or perform additional research if needed to resolve issues
- Create and manage detailed documentation of requests and troubleshooting efforts used
Skills:
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Excellent technical knowledge of standard hardware, software, and peripheral accessories
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Present ideas and technical information to our employees in a user-friendly manner
- Be self-motivated, personally committed to excellence, and interested in contributing in a teamwork-oriented environment
- Experience with document management systems and legal services technology is a plus
Drummond Woodsum is a growing firm, with a truly unique culture. Our employees are self-motivated, personally committed to excellence, and are a part of a closely knit team of attorneys and staff. Recently named one of Maine’s Best Places to Work, our staff are offered a generous benefits package, paid time off, and the opportunity to work in a nourishing environment. Interested candidates may submit your resume and letter of interest via e-mail. No phone calls, please.
Please send resume and cover letter to:
Drummond Woodsum
Human Resources
84 Marginal Way, Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101
hr@dwmlaw.com
Government Affairs and Campaigns Consultant
Drummond Woodsum has an immediate opening for a consultant or attorney with at least five years of experience in governmental affairs and/or electoral campaigns. The successful candidate will join a growing practice at the firm whose clients include a national insurance company, a federal electoral campaign, a natural resources company, and others. Compensation is commensurate with experience. Please send your resume and statement of interest in confidence to our hiring coordinator.
Kathy Larkin, Hiring Coordinator
Drummond Woodsum
84 Marginal Way Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101
klarkin@dwmlaw.com
All inquiries held in the strictest confidence.
No phone calls, please.
Experienced Trust and Estate Planning Attorney
Drummond Woodsum is looking for an experienced estate planning lawyer to join its Portland office. The ideal candidate will have been practicing in Portland or southern Maine for 5+ years, predominantly or exclusively in the broad field of trust and estate planning and administration and have a loyal client base.
Drummond Woodsum is a growing firm with a unique and healthy culture that makes it a highly desirable place to practice law.
Please send resume and cover letter to:
Kathy Larkin, Hiring Coordinator
Drummond Woodsum
84 Marginal Way Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101
klarkin@dwmlaw.com
All inquiries held in the strictest confidence.
No phone calls, please.
Lateral Attorneys
Maine or New Hampshire
Many lawyers, including shareholders and associates, have joined Drummond Woodsum laterally from other firms. We like to think the movement is not lateral, but is upward.
Drummond Woodsum’s culture is informal, friendly and unregimented. We are committed to our independence as a mid-sized firm and the entrepreneurial environment that we foster. The firm has grown by encouraging entrepreneurial lawyers to develop their practice with flexibility in how their client relationships are structured and managed.
The firm, founded in 1965, maintains more than 19 practice areas spanning a broad spectrum of the law with a primary focus on business, litigation, and public sector practices. Drummond Woodsum provides a wide range of services to meet the varying legal needs of some of the nation's largest corporations, start-up companies, financial institutions, colleges and universities, Indian nations and tribal enterprises, municipalities, school districts, and individuals.
If you are interested in joining Drummond Woodsum please send a letter of application and resume in complete confidence to:
Kathy Larkin, Hiring Coordinator
Drummond Woodsum
84 Marginal Way Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101
klarkin@dwmlaw.com
All inquiries held in the strictest confidence.
No phone calls, please.
Drummond Woodsum is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, veteran's status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Our Firm's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, Drummond Woodsum maintains an affirmative action plan through which it makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire and advance in employment qualified minorities, females, disabled individuals and covered veterans. EOE M/F/V/D
