Paralegal for Probate Litigation & Estate Planning
- Drafting and filing estate planning and probate documents
- Preparing binders for trial, hearings, and mediations
- Managing files
- Extensive Communication with clients
- Providing general administrative support
- Serve as contact for clients, beneficiaries, appraisers, accountants, real estate agents and financial advisors.
- Assist with all aspects of estate and trust administration including drafting court
- Assists in the execution of estate planning documents and maintains associated client files.
- Collects, values and inventories real and personal property for estate planning.
- Tracks, maintains and accounts for all receipts to and disbursements from the client estate or trust in format required by Probate Court.
- Opens and monitors guardianship accounts including annual accountings and tax returns.
- Handles all client telephone calls and requests.
- Must be able to take direction and work independently.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment by completing multiple time-sensitive tasks on a daily basis
- Excellent word processing and proof-reading skills.
- Excellent administrative skills.
- Extremely professional, well organized, detail oriented, and must have the ability to multitask in a high activity environment.
- Be able to actively prioritize and re-prioritize assignments and operate well under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience as a Paralegal is highly necessary.
- Previous use of firm’s current practice management systems is a plus.
Pay: $45,000.00 – $55,000.00 per year
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 8-hour shift
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
- Wills, trusts, & estate law: 3 years (Required)
- Paralegal: 3 years (Required)
- Waiting period may apply
- One location
- Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous
- People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
- Adaptable/flexible — enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
- Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
- Achievement-oriented — enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
- Autonomous/Independent — enjoys working with little direction
- Innovative — prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
- High stress tolerance — thrives in a high-pressure environment
- Detail-oriented — quality and precision-focused
- Innovative — innovative and risk-taking
- Aggressive — competitive and growth-oriented
- No
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
To apply: Email applications to [email protected].
