What are the responsibilities and job description for the Probate and Trust Administration Paralegal position at LeBlanc Diggins?
LeBlanc Diggins is seeking an experienced probate and trust administration paralegal to join its legal team. We are a boutique trusts and estates law firm located in Falmouth, Maine. We are committed to providing high quality legal services to meet the estate planning and estate and trust administration needs of our clients, while offering a healthy work-life balance, pleasant working environment, and generous benefits package to our employees.
The ideal candidate is detail oriented, self-motivated, highly organized, empathetic, and a team player. The candidate will handle a wide variety of tasks to assist in all aspects of the estate and trust administration processes, including:
· Communicating with clients and outside professional advisors;
· Preparing probate filings, accountings, deeds, and plans of distribution;
· Maintaining checkbooks and bank records, paying bills, computing and disbursing beneficiary distributions; and
· Preparing estate and gift tax returns.
The candidate should be proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience drafting and reviewing estate planning documents and knowledge of ATX, GEMS, and TABs Time and Billing software is helpful, but not required.
Compensation commensurate with experience. In addition to a generous benefits package, we offer weekly lunches, birthdays off, and monthly mental health days.
Additional benefits include:
401(k) with company match (and profit sharing)
Health/Dental/Disability Insurance
Hybrid work schedule
Paid time off and holidays
If you are an experienced trusts and estates paralegal, looking for a change of pace or a new challenge, we would love to hear from you! Please send resumes to info@leblancdiggins.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
Ability to Commute:
- Falmouth, ME 04105 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Falmouth, ME 04105: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Falmouth, ME 04105