Legal Assistant / Paralegal

State College, PA
Full Time
(None)
Mid Level
We are looking for a Legal Assistant / Paralegal who will contribute to a various tasks and responsibilities to facilitate the smooth operation of our estate planning departments for our State College office. The preferred candidate should possess organizational skills, a willingness to assist others, and excellent communication skills coupled with attention to detail.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Phone Responder 
  • Serve as a phone responder to answer phone calls, direct caller to appropriate staff member and/or email appropriate department a message related to the call. 
  • Maintain a professional and pleasant manner on the phone. 
  • Limit callers time on hold, apologize for delays. 

Scheduling 
  • Assist clients or potential clients with scheduling appointments or initial consultations by creating appointments in Outlook/Zoom and updating our client database. 
  • Manage Outlook calendars for various staff members to ensure all appointments are correctly listed across individual and office calendars. 

File Management 
  • Assist with preparing files for new clients/maintaining old files. 
  • Assign tasks to staff to advance files from potential client status through the client process and concluding in the inactivating file stage once work is completed.
  • Attend appointments with the attorneys and interact with clients and referral sources serving as witness and/or notary during signing appointments.
  • Assist with billing for department to maintain regular and accurate billing.

Writing/Information Gathering 
  • Coordinate the intake and triage process in order to understand clients' needs and wishes for effective planning. 
  • Order tax assessment cards and title searches for clients’ real estate. 
  • Prepare, proofread, and print correspondence and documents. 
  • Perform records research online and at courthouses, including but not limited to researching deeds, gas leases, and corresponding ancillary documents.
  • Record documents at the county courthouse as well as at the Department of State, IRS, the Office of Veteran’s Affairs, and the Department of Public Welfare.
  • Gather information and compile client information and assets into a Client Information and Asset List.  
  • Assist with trust funding by completing change forms, corresponding with professionals and companies, ensuring changes are made, and follow up with clients as needed.  

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required; some college preferred.
  • Display excellent written, problem-solving, and verbal communication skills.
  • History of being deadline-driven and extremely organized.
  • At least 1 year experience in an administrative or other related position, legal experience preferred.

 
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