Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Trustpoint.One : Job Details

Great opportunity for a paralegal/legal assistant with estate planning experience to join a growing law firm in the Minneapolis suburbs on a direct hire basis. This position is required to work on-site in the firms location in Hennepin County, Minnesota and supports attorneys in the estate planning and family law practice areas. Candidates must have estate planning/guardianship/trust work experience, including e-filing (Wisconsin filing a plus). Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide paralegal support to attorneys
• Prepare correspondence of a confidential nature
• Arrange meetings and appointments, calendars same
• Answer routine correspondence
• Answer, screen, direct and place telephone calls
• Obtain and maintain working knowledge of attorneys area of practice
• Have knowledge/is familiar with specialized legal policies, procedures, formats and terminology
• Assist the firms lawyers in the delivery of legal services
• May also, under the supervision of a lawyer, perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts
• Draft legal documents; compile, analyze and summarize data, perform legal research through computerized networks
• Utilize software applications/databases to manage complex legal matters
• Client contact

Qualifications:

• Must have 5+ years of prior legal experience in estate planning, guardianship and trust work
• Strong computer, proofreading and word processing skills
• Organization skills and attention to details are a must
• Must be able to work independently and act with tact and good judgment.
• Must be proactive and willing to take initiative and ownership.

If you would like to learn more about the Paralegal/Legal Assistant position in Hennepin County, Minnesota, then please submit your resume, in Word format, to [email protected].

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