Harris Beach Murtha
Paralegal – Trusts and Estates
Join Harris Beach Murtha to work as a Paralegal in the Trusts & Estates Team. You will assist attorneys across multiple offices in handling estate administration matters for both taxable and non‑taxable estates.
Location Open to all Harris Beach Murtha offices for hybrid remote opportunity: Albany, Syracuse, Ithaca, Rochester (Pittsford), Buffalo, Uniondale, White Plains, and New York City, NY.
Responsibilities
Interact with a wide variety of clients in person, on the phone, via email and video conferencing.
Draft, edit, and review probate and administration related documents.
Assist clients with retitling assets.
Assemble and organize financial records for estate tax returns and audits.
Prepare, edit, and review estate tax returns.
Prepare fiduciary income tax returns and settlement papers for both informal and formal settlement of estates and trusts.
Qualifications
3+ years of estate administration experience (required).
Experience preparing estate and trust accountings (required).
A high level of initiative, and ability to follow through on numerous ongoing projects in a busy environment.
Exceptional oral and written communication, and organizational skills.
Strong proofreading and analytical skills to ensure top quality of legal documents.
Proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Outlook and Excel, and ability to efficiently use technology resources.
Exhibit well‑developed interpersonal skills (exude patience and empathy), particularly with clients.
Complete a minimum 1400 billable hours annually.
Believe in the firm’s core values: integrity, respect, accountability, ingenuity, teamwork, and inclusion and engagement.
Enjoy working with diverse personalities within various levels of the firm.
Be comfortable working a hybrid schedule (1 day remote).
Salary Information Albany: $33.34 - $40.00/hour
Buffalo, Ithaca, Rochester and Syracuse: $32.26 - $38.71/hour
New York City: $43.96 - $52.20/hour
Uniondale and White Plains: $38.47 - $43.96/hour
Diversity & Inclusion Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and welcomes applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Employment Opportunity Harris Beach Murtha’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits, and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non‑discrimination provisions including non‑discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.
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Location Open to all Harris Beach Murtha offices for hybrid remote opportunity: Albany, Syracuse, Ithaca, Rochester (Pittsford), Buffalo, Uniondale, White Plains, and New York City, NY.
Responsibilities
Interact with a wide variety of clients in person, on the phone, via email and video conferencing.
Draft, edit, and review probate and administration related documents.
Assist clients with retitling assets.
Assemble and organize financial records for estate tax returns and audits.
Prepare, edit, and review estate tax returns.
Prepare fiduciary income tax returns and settlement papers for both informal and formal settlement of estates and trusts.
Qualifications
3+ years of estate administration experience (required).
Experience preparing estate and trust accountings (required).
A high level of initiative, and ability to follow through on numerous ongoing projects in a busy environment.
Exceptional oral and written communication, and organizational skills.
Strong proofreading and analytical skills to ensure top quality of legal documents.
Proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Outlook and Excel, and ability to efficiently use technology resources.
Exhibit well‑developed interpersonal skills (exude patience and empathy), particularly with clients.
Complete a minimum 1400 billable hours annually.
Believe in the firm’s core values: integrity, respect, accountability, ingenuity, teamwork, and inclusion and engagement.
Enjoy working with diverse personalities within various levels of the firm.
Be comfortable working a hybrid schedule (1 day remote).
Salary Information Albany: $33.34 - $40.00/hour
Buffalo, Ithaca, Rochester and Syracuse: $32.26 - $38.71/hour
New York City: $43.96 - $52.20/hour
Uniondale and White Plains: $38.47 - $43.96/hour
Diversity & Inclusion Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and welcomes applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Employment Opportunity Harris Beach Murtha’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits, and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non‑discrimination provisions including non‑discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.
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