Job Description
Job Description
Carlsbad Estate Planning Legal Assistant/Paralegal
We're a boutique law firm in Carlsbad and Laguna Niguel practicing in Trusts & Estates. We've grown significantly over the last several years and expect this trend to continue, so we have a need to add to our team. We pride ourselves on not only providing our clients with best-in-class legal work and client service, but also as a strong, caring and compassionate team.
We're searching for a Legal Assistant or a Paralegal who loves helping others, is good with people, smart, hard-working, caring, and compassionate. Our law firm has many stellar perks and benefits as well as a warm supportive team environment. See below for specifics.
Our "ideal" candidate needs to possess the ability to engage with clients directly, be able to work independently as well as part of a team and be very organized with a high attention to detail. We are expanding our team and would like our new teammate to work there full-time M-F 8:00-5:00pm or 8:30-5:30pm in our Carlsbad office (we are flexible on the hours you prefer). The perfect person for this position should also be extremely dependable, professional and have a passion for growing and learning.
We're looking to start someone at $27-32/hour DOE with the benefits listed below starting after a three-month probationary period.
Some of our firm benefits are:
1. PPO and HMO Health Insurance Plan Options
2. Dental Insurance
3. Vision Insurance
4. Banker-like hours
5. NO BILLABLE HOUR MINIMUM
5. Generous paid holiday schedule/bonus paid time off opportunities
6. Great paid time off that increases over time tied to length of employment
7. $50,000 paid life insurance (with your ability to add more)
8. Long-term disability insurance
9. Optional 24 Fitness gym membership
10. Notary license paid by the firm
Additional benefits after one-year of employment with two entry points during the year:
12. 401K with 3% firm contribution
13. Pension Plan
14. Profit-sharing Plan
Here's a more detailed description of what our new Legal Assistant/Paralegal will be doing:
• Conducting estate planning signing appointments in our Carlsbad office with clients with the assistance of our traveling notary (and acting as notary on your own on some cases once you have your notary license if you do not currently have one)
• Preparing, printing and double-checking the estate planning documents that clients will sign in their estate plan signings
• Preparing documents and sending them to clients to review in advance of their signing meetings
• Responding to client inquiries via phone, text, email or MyCase
• Mailing out deeds and correspondence to the County Recorder’s Offices
• Tracking and following up on missing information from clients to move the cases along
• Preparing LLC and corporation filings and maintenance documents
• Assisting the attorneys in the general administration cases
• Preparing trust funding tool kits
If you are someone who prides themselves on being a lifelong learner, you are kind and supportive to teammates, are great with clients, and are always looking to challenge yourself in a fun and interesting environment, well then you are in the right place.
How to apply:
Email us your resume and a cover letter telling us why you are the perfect person for this position at melissa@geigerlawoffice.com. In the email subject line, put "Sounds like a great opportunity, I'd love to be considered for the Carlsbad Legal Assistant Position!".
Good luck!
Company DescriptionBusy Boutique Estate Planning Law Office in North County San Diego
Company Description
Busy Boutique Estate Planning Law Office in North County San Diego