Estate Planning Legal Assistant

Do you love helping people? We’re hiring a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing estate planning and legal documents, filing motions, coordinating law office activity, and conducting legal research. Applicants should be experienced, highly organized professionals with great attention to detail. If this sounds like a job you’ll love, apply below. Responsibilities :

• Gather information about legal issues from the client in interviews
• Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed
• Aid lawyers in the preparation and execution of estate planning documents, probate cases, and guardianship cases.
• Prepare and File Deeds
• Review bank statements for Guardianship and Probate accountings
• Talk with clients to gather information about their legal issues.
• Take Care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining our computerized case management system.
• Follow up on leads and client inquiries
• Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings for estate planning, probate, and guardianship cases. Qualifications :
• 3+ years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
• Candidates must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Excellent organizational skills, and time-management skills
• Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Must have significant law office experience with Estate Planning, Probate or Guardianship. Compensation : $47,500 - $60,00 yearly
• Aid lawyers in the preparation and execution of estate planning documents, probate cases, and guardianship cases.
• Prepare and File Deeds
• Review bank statements for Guardianship and Probate accountings
• Talk with clients to gather information about their legal issues.
• Take Care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining our computerized case management system.
• Follow up on leads and client inquiries
• Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings for estate planning, probate, and guardianship cases.

Compensation : $47,500 per year