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Remote, Contract-based, California Estate Planning and Probate Paralegal Opportunity

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Minimum 5 years of experience as a Paralegal with direct experience in California estate planning, probate, and trust administration matters
  • Strong experience supporting trust administration, including drafting and organizing trust administration documents and execution of trust plans
  • Solid understanding of estate planning and probate administration processes and procedures
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail; able to manage and organize files and multi-task to meet deadlines

Requirements:

  • Drafting and organizing trust administration documents and assisting with execution of trust plans to support trust administration
  • Provide general paralegal assistance across estate planning and probate workflows to support growing firms
  • Manage multiple matters, track deadlines, and ensure matters progress efficiently by organizing files
  • Communicate effectively with attorneys and clients to coordinate estate planning, probate, and trust administration tasks

Job description

Welcome to The Freelance Firm!

We are a national network of experienced, high-level, freelance attorneys and paralegals who provide remote, on-demand support for both short-term and long-term legal projects for our client law firms.

Due to increased demand, we are now interviewing for a qualified, experienced, and dedicated California Estate Planning / Probate / Trust Administration Paralegal.

Remote work hours will vary, but are expected to be approximately 6–10 hours per week.

Paralegal Requirements:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience as a Paralegal with direct experience in California estate planning, probate, and trust administration matters
  • Strong experience supporting trust administration, including drafting and organizing trust administration documents and execution of trust plans
  • Solid understanding of estate planning and probate administration processes and procedures
  • Ability to manage and organize files, ensuring matters are progressing efficiently
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail, particularly when handling sensitive estate and trust matters
  • Ability to support growing firms with general paralegal assistance across estate planning and probate workflows
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with attorneys and clients
  • Proven ability to manage multiple matters and meet deadlines
  • Self-starter who can take initiative and work independently

Our Paralegal pay rate starts at $30/hour.

We welcome you to join our established network of legal professionals!

Please respond with your resume and we will contact you for a 30-minute online meeting in the next two days to answer all of your questions about The Freelance Firm and this opportunity.

Resume submissions will be kept in strict confidence.

Please visit our website at www.thefreelancefirm.comto learn more about us and the services we provide!




Salary: Negotiable - TBD

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