Amanda C. Nugent
Professional Staff
As one of Connecticut’s leading law firms for more than 100 years, we have built our reputation on a commitment to excellence, highly personalized, cost-effective client service and outstanding results. Our commitment to client service is recognized not only by clients, but also by some of the world’s leading legal directories and research organizations including Chambers USA, U.S. News – Best Lawyers® and BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team Report. In addition, Carmody is recognized by the Hearst Connecticut Media Group as a 2024 Top Workplace.
Carmody’s professional staff members contribute essential support and services throughout the firm. We have an experienced team of paralegals and legal assistants that deliver on our commitment to client service every day. The firm’s administrative and business team comprises Business Development and Marketing, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, and Information Technology.
“I have absolutely loved working for Carmody…I have been treated wonderfully by management and have always been made to feel like part of the team.”
Xinia Vasquez, Paralegal
We welcome staff members who are motivated to work as part of a team and are committed to delivering exemplary service.
Carmody recognizes that our differences make us a stronger team. We nurture a collegial and inclusive culture valuing all who contribute to the success of the firm. Visit our Inclusion page for more on our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
We also support our team of professional staff through a robust compensation and benefits package, including extensive vacation, sick and personal leave, paid parental leave, long-term and short-term disability benefits, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, and a profit-sharing plan with employer contribution.
Current Openings
Carmody is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join the firm’s Finance team. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer and manages financial reporting, accounts payable, budgeting and audit processes and workflows.
Skill Requirements:
- Experience running and creating interim, monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and accounting reports
- Familiarity managing an annual audit with an external accounting firm company
- Ability to supervise accounts payable and reimbursement processes and workflows
- Ability to supervise the work of trust accounting bookkeeper
- Ability to maintain general ledger and make any corrections as needed
- Ability to maintain fixed asset inventory, including recording assets, calculating depreciation, providing information and submitting property tax returns for each office
- Prepare and finalize expense budget data for staff, attorneys and management team
- Supervise document preparation and year end Trial Balance and work with external accountants for annual audit
- Familiarity with the federal and state tax codes
- Willingness to attend annual continuing professional education courses covering tax law changes (at employer’s expense)
- Experience working with Sage or other custom software
- Experience with SurePoint software
- Experience working in professional services industry
Carmody is seeking an experienced litigation Paralegal to join the firm’s Medical Malpractice Defense team and Plaintiff’s Personal Injury team. This position supports the delivery of quality client services by providing support to attorneys working in these complex areas.
Skill Requirements:
- High level of proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Word;
- Experience handling medical records requests and tracking responses from healthcare providers;
- Experience with drafting pleadings, correspondence and claim statements;
- Experience communicating with clients, health care providers and experts;
- Ability to efficiently manage scheduling, calendars and deadlines;
- Experience with tracking and following up on discovery;
- Proficiency with state and federal e-filing;
- Proficiency in Excel;
- Knowledge of turbo-court;
- Knowledge of trial director.
- Ability to manage assignments through completion with high level of organization
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail in all aspects of work
Carmody is seeking an Information Technologist to join the firm, based in either the New Haven, Stamford, Guilford or Waterbury office. The Information Technologist provides support for a variety of desktop computers, laptop computers and networking hardware, including maintenance, software installation, and workstation and network support to ensure computer equipment meets firm and end user requirements. They will troubleshoot computer problems, determine the source and advise on appropriate action, complete application project-based work, and assist with data collection, analysis and maintaining the related software and hardware for the firm’s eDiscovery team.
Skill Requirements:
- Install, configure, and maintain personal computers, Windows networks, workstations, file servers, network cabling, and other related equipment, devices and systems; adds or upgrades and configures drives, printers and related equipment
- Investigate user problems and identifies their source; determine possible solutions; test and implement solutions
- Perform and/or oversee software and application installation and upgrades
- Implement network security, including maintaining firewalls, configuring VPN, managing host security, file permissions, file system integrity, and adding and deleting users
- Troubleshoot networks, systems, and applications to identify and correct malfunctions and other operational difficulties
- Configure and troubleshoot mobile device
- Setup and troubleshoot video conferencing
- Assist lawyers and support staff as a technical resource
- Develop and present technical training curriculum
- Train employees
- Create technical documentation for employees
- Implement and teach employees how to use new software
- eDiscovery data collection and administration
- Degree in computer-related field or equivalent applicable work experience
- 3 years help desk experience
- Ability to communicate technical information to nontechnical end users
- Ability to install, configure and maintain personal computers, networks and related hardware and software
- Ability to identify and resolve computer system malfunctions and operations problems
- Ability to learn and support new systems and applications
- Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or three years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- eDiscovery data collection and preservation experience
- Experience working at a law firm or in the professional service industry
- Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, bend and reach
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Position requires travel as required among the firm’s office locations
- Regular work schedule 40 Hours (Monday-Friday). Availability required for occasional evening and weekend hours for on call IT coverage for technical issues and software/hardware installations outside of regular business hours
Carmody is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join the firm’s Real Estate & Land Use team in the Stamford office. Carmody’s Land Use team counsels clients on all aspects of zoning and permitting, works with development teams, and represents clients in front of municipal boards and state agencies, litigating zoning issues and representing clients in appeals. This position supports the delivery of quality client services by providing administrative support to attorneys working in these complex and exciting areas.
Skill Requirements:
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple assignments, calendars and scheduling for multiple lawyers
- Ability to act as a liaison between Land Use team members, clients and municipalities while demonstrating a high level of professionalism and customer service
- Ability to take initiative and solve problems
- Team-oriented and willing to assist the Land Use team with any requests
- Ability to manage assignments through completion with high level of organization
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail, including formatting documents, proofreading and redlining
- Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint
- Experience tracking statutory deadlines and ensuring statutory notice requirements are met
- Stay up-to-date on municipality news and update team as applicable
- Experience working with busy lawyers, executives or C-Suite level clients
- At least 3 years’ experience supporting multiple high-level executives and/or attorneys
- Working knowledge of LMS+ timekeeping software
- Working knowledge of Worldox or other document management system
Carmody is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join the firm, based in its New Haven office. This position supports the delivery of quality client services by providing administrative support to lawyers working on litigation and corporate matters.
Carmody offers a collaborative environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion, and teamwork. Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, 401K plan, paid parenting leave, and significant PTO, including sick time, personal time, and vacation time.
Skill Requirements:
- Excellent word processing and editing skills
- Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage multiple assignments, calendars, scheduling, and competing deadlines
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Team-oriented and customer-service minded
- Mastery of all Microsoft Office applications
- Experience filing in Connecticut’s State and Federal Courts, including Appellate filing experience
- Ability to support multiple attorneys as primary assignments and also provide back-up administrative assistance to others as assigned
- Ability to communicate professionally with Firm clients and work collaboratively with colleagues and other staff
- Strong attention to detail
- At least 5 years’ legal administrative assistant experience in a law firm
- Working knowledge of LMS+ timekeeping software
- Experience with Worldox or other document management system
Carmody seeks an experienced Legal Assistant to join its Litigation team. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience supporting lawyers in a busy Litigation practice. This position is non-remote and is based in the firm’s Guilford office.
Skill Requirements:
- Excellent typing skills, including the ability to transcribe dictation with a high level of accuracy
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Strong organization and file management skills
- Strong word processing and document editing skills
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage multiple assignments and competing deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Team-oriented and client-service minded
- Ability to e-file in Connecticut State and Federal courts
- Familiarity with billable time entry
- Familiarity with medical malpractice litigation and/or personal injury litigation process and procedure