Estate Planning Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Burnett Specialists Staffing | Recruiting; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist staffing agency is seeking a Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Dallas, Texas, to provide essential administrative and legal support for attorneys in the estate planning and probate practice. The ideal candidate should have at least 3-5 years of experience in estate planning, be proficient in drafting legal documents, and possess strong organizational skills to handle critical deadlines. If interested, please send your resume in Word format and reference job code 136237.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years estate planning legal experience preferred.
• Must have experience in drafting and reviewing legal documents.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys in the estate planning group efficiently.
• Manage calendars and critical deadlines.
• Draft and review estate planning and probate documents.
• Handle client correspondence and information requests.

Skills

Attention to detail

Legal document drafting

Client correspondence

File management

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Overview

The Legal Assistant/Paralegal provides administrative and legal support for assigned attorneys, as well as other attorneys and legal assistants in the estate planning group, in support of estate planning and probate matters at the Firm.

Major Responsibilities/Activities

Proactively support attorneys (both partners and associates) in the practice group.

Responsibilities include:

• Calendaring and managing critical dates and deadlines
• Draft, review, and redline of estate planning documents
• Client correspondence, information requests, and compiling signature binders
• Prepare and record deeds
• Draft probate pleadings, file pleadings and ancillary probate documents electronically, and assist with completion of estate inventories and tax forms
• Draft basic entity (LLC, LP, Corporation, etc.) documents and file with the Secretary of State
• Assist attorneys with file maintenance and management of outstanding projects and timelines

Education

High School diploma or equivalent required experience

Experience

Minimum of 3-5 years estate planning legal experience preferred

Application

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format. Please reference job code 136237 when responding to this ad.