Legal Assistant - Paralegal

Burnett Specialists Staffing | Recruiting; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing and recruiting firm seeks a Legal Assistant/Paralegal to provide administrative and legal support for attorneys in the estate planning group. The role involves managing deadlines, drafting documents, and client correspondence. Candidates should have a High School diploma and a minimum of 3-5 years of estate planning experience. Ideal for those looking to contribute to a focused legal practice in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in estate planning.
• Experience with probate pleadings and electronic filings.
• Ability to draft basic business entity documents.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys and legal assistants in estate planning.
• Draft and review estate planning documents.
• Manage critical dates and deadlines.

Skills

Drafting estate planning documents

Client correspondence

Calendaring and managing deadlines

File maintenance

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

The Legal Assistant/Paralegal provides administrative and legal support for their 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) and other legal assistants 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

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