Paralegal / Legal Assistant

$80,000 - $104,000/Yr

Trustpoint.One - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Minneapolis, MN

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant position at a growing law firm in Edina, Minnesota, focuses on providing essential support to attorneys in the estate planning and family law practice areas. This role requires on-site work and involves a variety of tasks aimed at facilitating legal services, including document preparation, client communication, and legal research.

Responsibilities

• Provide paralegal support to attorneys
• Prepare correspondence of a confidential nature
• Arrange meetings and appointments, manage calendars
• Answer routine correspondence
• Answer, screen, direct and place telephone calls
• Obtain and maintain working knowledge of attorney's area of practice
• Assist the firm's lawyers in the delivery of legal services
• Draft legal documents and compile, analyze, and summarize data
• Perform legal research through computerized networks
• Utilize software applications/databases to manage complex legal matters
• Client contact

Requirements

• 5+ years of prior legal experience in estate planning, guardianship, and trust work
• Strong computer, proofreading, and word processing skills
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and act with tact and good judgment
• Proactive and willing to take initiative and ownership