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Witten LLP is currently seeking a Wills and Estates Paralegal. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a friendly, inclusive, team-oriented environment.

The Wills and Estates Paralegal will have start to finish experience in Estate Planning and Estate Administration. This role also provides support to one of Witten’s Corporate/Commercial practices.

The main responsibilities for this role include:

preparing correspondence, drafting Wills, Enduring Power of Attorneys, and Personal Directives, and preparing and managing Surrogate grant applications
completing service and filings at Surrogate Court
communicating with and assisting executors, beneficiaries, accountants, and various government agencies.
manage the estate file progress to completion.
drafting miscellaneous corporate/commercial documents as necessary and assisting with other solicitor-based legal tasks such as real estate and corporate commercial matters
assisting with general administrative matters, such as preparing retainer letters and accounts, file openings, closings and organization, invoicing, scheduling client appointment, and other administrative tasks as may be required.

The successful candidate must be detail oriented, a self-starter, accurate and have exceptional multi-tasking, communication, and organization skills. Advanced Word and experience with document production and management systems are an asset.

Witten LLP is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all employment practices. A variety of policies are in place to achieve a workplace free from discriminatory practices, including our Maternity and Parental Leave, Respectful Workplace, Paid Bereavement Leave, Unpaid Protected Job Leave, Sick Leave and Diversity and Equity Policies. An excerpt of our Diversity and Equity Policy can be found here.

We welcome and encourage all qualified persons to apply by submitting a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

Witten LLP thanks all applicants for their interest and for submitting their application, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants should be prepared to an enhanced criminal background and credit check yielding satisfactory, clear/complete results.