Paralegal Assistant - Trusts & Estates

Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations. We have an immediate opening for a Trusts & Estates Paralegal Assistant in the Financial Services & Capital Markets Strategic Business Unit in our Phoenix, AZ office.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Paralegal Assistant is responsible for providing support to attorneys and paralegals in the Trusts & Estates/Private Wealth practice by assisting with document, file and data organization and management.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist paralegals with overflow duties.
• Assist with other tasks as assigned.
• Create, maintain and organize existing files.
• Assist with estate planning and corporate file/data management.
• Meet annual targeted billable hours of 1,000.
• Learn/develop technical proficiency in database use and management; internet/electronic research; and project folder/electronic file maintenance.

CORE REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to interact in a professional and courteous manner with clients and employees at all times; professional appearance required.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands.
• Ability to produce acceptable amount of work efficiently and accurately; ability to produce quality final work product.
• Ability to be task-oriented and take direction from paralegals on a project basis.
• Ability to provide exceptional service, internally and externally, and to communicate effectively.
• Ability to read and comprehend both estate planning and corporate documents.

POSITION-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task efficiently and be an independent thinker.
• Associate’s degree or equivalent required; Paralegal Certificate preferred.
• Familiarity with Estate Planning documents helpful.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven success working in a fast-paced, continually changing environment.
• Ability to prioritize; excellent time management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills; strong writing skills required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical activity of this position:

• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Repetitive Motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

The physical requirements of this position:

• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision:

• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position:

• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 401K, and much more.

When applying please include a cover letter, résumé, and salary requirements.

EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Vet