Paralegal Legal Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

I'm finding myself in need of another legal assistant/paralegal now. I'm attaching the description of what I need. If you are a candidate or know someone else who is, please let me know. I am going to be very strict about the person meeting the qualifications, as my current staff and I don't have time to train a newbie. So, please don't apply or refer someone who isn't qualified. Thanks, friends.

Job Notice:

Experienced paralegal/legal assistant position opening for a solo practitioner with a practice of almost exclusively estate planning and probate. There will be some minor real estate transactions and occasional foreclosure proceedings, and business formation or corporate document updates. There will be no litigation or contested matters of any sort!

The legal assistant needs to be competent in using TxDocs for preparing estate planning and probate documents, eFile for filing documents, and SimpliFile for recording documents. She or he also needs to be able to handle simple office bookkeeping, posting payments, and preparing statements in Intuit QuickBooks. Prefer college degree with additional paralegal training, education, or certification, but a number of years of actual experience may be considered in lieu thereof.

The person must be able to work well with area clerks, probate judges and their assistants, and other relevant personnel. An easygoing personality, dependability, close attention to detail, excellent attendance, and the ability to get along with clients and make them feel comfortable are critical. References will be required.

This is a very low-key but fast-paced practice and office. The employee will often be the only one in the office and will be responsible for keeping things running smoothly in the attorney's absence for extended periods.