Nicholls & Crampton, P.A. is a small established Raleigh law firm that enjoys an excellent reputation for superior legal services during its more than forty years of practice. Nicholls & Crampton is seeking a part-time (30 hours per week) paralegal to assist with its estate planning, estate administration and tax practice. In this capacity you will assist firm attorneys representing high-net-worth individuals and families with all aspects of their estate planning and estate administration needs from client intake to file closing. You will also assist with various state and federal tax controversy matters. Responsibilities include file set up and client intake, preparation of estate administration pleadings and estate planning documents, file maintenance, client correspondence, calendar control and file close-out. You will be expected to understand and implement the firm’s procedures and practices for processing estate planning and estate administration matters and ensure that the cases assigned to you proceed consistent with those practices and processes to a timely conclusion. You will be expected to understand the basic legal principles applicable to the estate planning and estate administration processes and to apply same to your cases. You will be asked to operate with minimal supervision as to the routine aspects of those matters assigned to you while at the same time maintaining the ability to recognize unique legal issues or nuanced client inquiries that warrant coordination with your supervising attorney.
