Senior Tax Paralegal Position

3 weeks ago


St Louis, Missouri, United States Husch Blackwell Full time
Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Tax Paralegal to join our team at Husch Blackwell. The successful candidate will be responsible for a full range of estate administration matters, including assisting attorneys in administering estates, funding post-death irrevocable trusts, preparing documents, and filing estate-related tax returns. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and analytical skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively within a team and prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities:
  • Prepare various tax returns, including Estate Tax Returns and Fiduciary Income Tax Returns.
  • Maintain financial records of trusts, perform trust accounting, and audit accounts.
  • Maintain General Ledger accounts, reconcile broker statements, prepare payables, and bank deposits.
  • Obtain and reconcile 1099 and K-1 statements.
  • Irrevocable trust funding and administration (post-death).
  • Probate administration, including drafting of probate pleadings.
  • Maintain close personal contact with clients and financial advisors.
  • Provide family office services for high net worth clients.
  • Meet annual billable hour requirement of 1600 hours.
  • Learn/develop technical proficiency in database use and management, internet/electronic research, and project folder/electronic file maintenance.
  • Independently organize and manage files or delegate similar tasks to appropriate business professional and supervise same.
  • Comply with firm policies.
  • Sustain attention to detail and quality of work.
Requirements:
  • Ability to deliver superior service to all internal and external customers and to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to interact in a professional and courteous manner with clients and employees at all times; professional appearance required.
  • Ability to successfully perform position requirements with excellent organizational, time-management, and prioritization skills required.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands.
  • Ability to produce acceptable amount of work efficiently and accurately; ability to produce quality final work product.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10 or more years of Trusts & Estates experience preferred.
  • Two-year degree required. Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate from ABA approved program preferred; significant, substantive related experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
  • Proven success working in a fast-paced, continually changing environment.
  • Ability to prioritize; excellent time management.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Familiarity with tax and trust accounting software.
  • Experience with document database programs and/or software.
  • Significant client case management experience.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Ability to interact effectively and professionally and provide exceptional service, internally and externally, at all times.
  • Highly organized, able to prioritize workflow and manage projects.
  • Ability to perform effectively with little or no supervision and within established time limits and on-going deadlines.

The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations as necessary to allow an individual with a disability to apply for and/or perform the essential functions of a position. Please reach out to our HR team to request an accommodation.

Please include a cover letter and resume when applying. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Vet. Principal Applicants Only. Husch Blackwell


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