Estates & Trusts Paralegal at Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley & Lardner LLP is a top-tier firm with offices across the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia. We currently have an excellent opportunity available for a Paralegal in our Estates & Trusts Practice Group.  This person will provide assistance to attorneys and clients in estate and trust administration.  This position requires advanced skills with worksheet preparation, strong accounting and computational experience. 

• Prepare fiduciary, estate and gift tax returns
• Research fiduciary income tax, estate tax and probate issues
• Create documents to probate and administer estates
• Administer trusts and non-liquid trust assets
• Attend client meetings and maintain frequent client contact for administration matters

• Bachelor's degree and seven (7) or more years of estate and trust administration experience (equivalent work experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree)
• Must have advanced, expert-level Excel knowledge and a high level of proficiency in estate and tax software
• Must have strong accounting and computational experience 
• Knowledge of beneficiary information, scheduling distributions, processing gifts and the receipt of new trust assets is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team setting while meeting all required deadlines with minimum supervision