Remote, Contract-based Florida Estate Planning & Probate Paralegal Opportunity – 10+ Hours/Week
$62,400–$62,400 year
RemoteFlorida, United States
Job Summary
Manage Florida estate planning and probate matters from initial filing through final distribution, including drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare designations. Prepare probate pleadings, petitions, inventories, and accountings while gathering estate assets and financial records. Coordinate document signings, witnessing, and notarization using the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal and platforms like WealthCounsel or Westlaw Form Builder. Communicate professionally with clients, beneficiaries, and courts while monitoring deadlines via case management tools. Work remotely for approximately 10+ hours per week as a self-starter with minimal supervision. Submit your resume for a 30-minute online meeting to discuss this contract-based opportunity with our national network of legal professionals.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Paralegal
- Direct experience in Florida estate planning
- Direct experience in probate matters
- Strong understanding of Florida estate planning
- Strong understanding of probate administration
- Strong understanding of court procedures
- Strong understanding of filing requirements
- Experience preparing and drafting wills
- Experience preparing and drafting revocable trusts
- Experience preparing and drafting irrevocable trusts
- Experience preparing and drafting powers of attorney
- Experience preparing and drafting healthcare surrogate designations
- Experience preparing and drafting living wills
- Experience preparing probate pleadings
- Experience preparing probate petitions
- Experience preparing probate inventories
- Experience preparing probate accountings
- Experience preparing related court filings
- Ability to manage probate matters from initial filing through final distribution
- Ability to manage probate matters through closing of the estate
- Experience gathering estate assets
- Experience organizing estate assets
- Experience organizing financial records
- Experience organizing supporting documentation
- Experience communicating professionally with clients
- Experience communicating professionally with beneficiaries
- Experience communicating professionally with personal representatives
- Experience communicating professionally with financial institutions
- Experience communicating professionally with the courts
- Experience coordinating document signings
- Experience coordinating witnessing
- Experience coordinating notarization
- Experience coordinating execution of estate planning documents
- Strong calendaring skills
- Strong case management skills
- Ability to monitor deadlines
- Ability to manage multiple active matters
- Experience with the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
- Experience with electronic court filings
- Highly organized
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent drafting skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Self-starter
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to proactively manage matters
- Ability to manage matters with minimal supervision
- Remote work arrangement
- Contract-based employment
- 10+ hours per week
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with estate planning software such as WealthCounsel
- Experience with Westlaw Form Builder
- Experience with similar platforms
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