What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estate Administration Legal Assistant position at Walker Lambe, PLLC?
Walker Lambe, PLLC, a Durham-based law firm, seeks a legal assistant to join our Estate Administration team. We are looking for a self-managed, organized, detail-oriented legal assistant to join our team.
Job duties include client communication (in-person, email, and phone), client portal management, and document processing, filing, and preparation for probate. This position requires meticulous attention to detail, teamwork, time management, and basic bookkeeping skills.
The ideal candidate will have excellent organization, word processing skills, excel or similar financial/accounting software experience, interpersonal communication skills, and professionalism.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Drafting letters and legal documents using appropriate templates and forms
- Filing legal documents
- Assuring attorney has all needed documents for client meetings
- Calculating deadlines and ensure deadlines are not missed by setting calendar reminders for themselves and assigned attorneys to complete tasks and deadlines
- Maintaining forward progress on each file and reporting progress on a weekly basis during progress meetings
- Scanning, mailing, calendaring, and scheduling
- General office filing and organizing
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualified candidates must have:
- 4-year degree
- Positive attitude
- Pro-active personality
- Excellent proofreading, communication skills, both written and verbal
- Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel experience
Walker Lambe, PLLC has been serving the people of North Carolina for more than 40 years in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Business law. We provide competitive compensation and benefits for full-time employees. This position is office-based (not remote) in our conveniently located Durham office.
EOE.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Disability insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
