Senior Law Firm Paralegal - Estate Planning & Elder Law

Edwards Estate & Elder Law•Watchung, NJ

1d•$55,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join the highly experienced and tenured Managing Member and her team of professionals at a newly-launched firm solely practicing Estate and Elder Law. The Firm is seeking experienced paralegals with a compassionate demeanor and passion to the firm's clients in estate planning, administration, Medicaid applications, litigation, and other issues encompassing the estate and elder law practice. The firm's mission is to provide our clients with peace of mind that if a death or dying crisis occurs, their wishes will be enforceable, and to advocate fiercely for the vulnerable elderly and others. This position directly supports attorneys. The position offers opportunities for a meaningful career and advancement in an environment where competence and professionalism are equally regarded along with empathy for clients and their families engaging the firm for their planning wishes, death and dying crisis management, and advocacy.

Requirements

Ability to prioritize, calendar deadlines, organize workload, adhere to processes and take initiative to assist the attorneys
2-4 years of experience organizing computer files and physical files, and maintaining documents according to a predetermined system
2-4 years of experience with tracking billable time
Experience with drafting and assembling documents and pleadings addressed above
Professional and empathetic phone manners with clients, the public, other professionals and the court

Nice To Haves

2-4 years of experience in estate and elder law practice

Responsibilities

Utilizing templates to draft deeds, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, underlying will and trust instruments
Drafting correspondence to clients, courts, adversaries, government agencies, financial institutions
Drafting and assembling pleadings for litigation matters
Creating estate accountings for fiduciaries
Assisting estate plan signing ceremonies
Utilizing case management program (CLIO)
Answering phones as needed
Organizing computer files and physical files, and maintaining documents according to a predetermined system
Tracking billable time
Daily office tasks, such as answering phones, scanning and organizing incoming and outgoing mail and filing documents
Conducting internet and legal research
Reviewing written documents and emails for typographical consistency, grammar, and spelling
Entering data into a database or computer software