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Job Location drjobs

Rochester - USA

Yearly Salary drjobs

$ 50000 - 55000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Paralegal & Billing Specialist (Small Firm)
Details:
Monday Friday 9a-5p
WFH ability after full trained up
Our client is a Rochester-based law firm serving individuals and small businesses in estate planning & administration/probate Medicaid & elder law business formations and counsel and residential/commercial real estate. The firm is known for practical client-first service built on decades of experience.
The opportunity
The current longtime paralegal has transitioned out and TES Staffing is actively seeking an experienced roll-up-your-sleeves professional ASAP. This can be one hybrid role (Paralegal & Billing) or two hires and were open to structuring it around the right talent. Youll work directly with the owner and a small fast-moving team where your judgment organization and follow-through matter every day.

Job Description:
Core Paralegal (80% of the work)
  • Estate administration & probate: open estates prepare petitions/waivers coordinate filings track deadlines communicate with executors/beneficiaries assemble accounting packages.
  • Estate planning: draft and revise Wills POAs HCPs trusts asset/beneficiary designation coordination assemble signing packages and binders.
  • Business/corporate (light): form LLCs/corporations prepare basic organizational documents track biennial filings.
  • Real estate (about one closing/week): order/title updates collect payoffs assemble closing packages coordinate with lenders/agents and post-closing follow-through.
  • Client communication & calendars: manage Outlook calendars task lists reminders and correspondence; keep matters moving and clients informed.
  • File & document management: scan/organize documents in Cabinet (training provided); maintain tidy digital files; version and share drafts for attorney review.
Billing & Timekeeping (20%)
  • Enter attorney/paralegal time daily; generate prebills and monthly invoices.
  • Coordinate with our outsourced billing partner during ramp-up; learn and take over QuickBooks time & billing once trained.
  • Handle basic A/R follow-ups and payment posting in collaboration with the attorney.

Tools youll use:
  • Microsoft Outlook (heavy calendaring/email) and Word (document drafting & styles).
  • QuickBooks (time & billing; will train if experienced in similar systems).
  • Cabinet DMS for scanning/filing (easy to learn; training provided).
  • Optional: digital dictation; were open to adopting tools that make your work faster.
What makes you a great fit
  • Experience in a small law firm setting supporting estate matters (administration/probate and/or planning).
  • Solid working knowledge of legal drafting and court/Surrogates procedures; comfortable juggling multiple matters with minimal hand-holding.
  • Billing literacy: you understand time entries prebills invoice reviews and A/R basics (or can learn quickly).
  • Tech-steady: strong in Outlook/Word; organized digital filer; quick to pick up a new DMS or billing workflow.
  • Professional plain-spoken communicator with clients courts and counterparties; steady under deadlines.
Nice to have: real estate closing support; corporate formations; prior QuickBooks time/billing; comfort improving templates and checklists.
Schedule flexibility & workplace
  • Monday - Friday 9a-5p
  • Work-from-home flexibility after training (especially in winter) for heads down drafting/billing.
  • Free parking.
  • Friendly casual office where the expectation is simple: do solid work and keep matters moving. Some weeks are busier; some arent. Take breaks then finish the job.
Compensation & benefits
  • Starting at $25/hour (approximately $50000$55000/year).
  • 401(k) with 5% match.
  • PTO/vacation is flexible and practical; sick-day approach is common-sense.
  • No employer medical plan.


Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type

Full-Time

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