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Details-focused Senior Paralegal specializing in Large-Scale Estates / Trusts, Federal / NY State Law, Research, Assets Collection, Accounts Management, and Client / Business Relations eager to offer 22+ years of proven experience within high-profile legal firms toward maximizing a progressive employer s success.

 

Profile of Qualifications

 

         Top-performer who delivers high-quality legal services for diverse cases in compliance with strict law and guidelines.

         Excellent communicator who seamlessly interfaces with all levels of legal / business professionals and clientele.

         Ambitious self-starter who plans, prioritizes, and manages multiple legal tasks within deadline-driven environments.

         Recognized for job performance excellence as a highly respected paralegal within the area s legal community.

 

Key Areas of Expertise

 

Federal Estate Tax Laws        Estate Transfers                  Surrogate Court Procedures        Assets Collection

Estates / Powers / Trusts     NY Estate Tax Laws           Legal Document Preparation      Accounts Management

Client / Business Relations    Business Communications   Law Research / Organization     Correspondence Drafting

 

Professional Synopsis

 

         Utilized broad scope of professional and legal services knowledge toward researching and gathering targeted data required to complete comprehensive components of estates administration for multiple law professionals.

         Successfully interfaced with various business teams (i.e. brokers, bankers, accountants, family members, fiduciaries, beneficiaries) to promptly obtain necessary information and resolve key legal issues.

         Applied dynamic communications skills toward organizing, drafting, and disseminating diverse internal / external correspondence to include effectively handling all client / business telephone and e-mail messages.

         Expertly prepared all documents (i.e. probates, judicial settlements, trust proceedings, administration) for surrogate court proceedings, along with organizing federal / New York estate, fiduciary income, and gift tax returns.

         Played a vital role in sustaining seamless legal processes by supporting fiduciaries in the collection of decedent s assets to include arranging estate-specific transfers, paying estate bills, and maintaining bank accounts.

         Contributed sharp analytical abilities toward allocating decedent s income for final personal income tax returns.

         Accurately prepared fiduciary accountings to settle all estates and trusts issues to include administering trusts, conservatorships, and guardianships, as well as maintaining generalized accounts and payment expenses.

 

Professional Experience

 

Senior Paralegal

Senior Paralegal

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP                                                                                                       1988 C 2007

 

Additional Professional Roles Held Prior to 1988

 

Professional Development

 

Completed Numerous Continuing Legal Education Programs

Monroe County Bar Association / Rochester Paralegal Association

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Dear__________________:

 

I am currently seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

 

As an individual highly respected in the area s legal community, I am excited to build a rewarding career with your firm, and am confident that my proven professional skills and abilities can achieve your objectives.  I can offer 22+ years of solid experience in Estates / Trusts, Federal / NY State Law, and Legal Research, and am well-versed in all facets of Assets Collection, Accounts Management, and Client / Business Relations.

 

To complement my background, please note that I successfully completed numerous continuing legal education programs through the Monroe County Bar Association and Rochester Paralegal Association.

 

Within previous paralegal roles for such high-profile firms as Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP and Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, I applied my broad scope of professional and law services knowledge toward researching data to complete components of estates administration; interfacing with diverse business teams to resolve key legal issues; preparing all documents (i.e. probates, trust proceedings, judicial settlements) as required; supporting fiduciaries in the collection of decedent s assets; and allocating decedent s income for personal tax returns.  As this is just a sampling of my job history, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

 

You will find me to be a solutions-focused professional who can contribute superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical proficiencies.  In addition, I can plan, delegate, and complete multiple legal tasks within high-pressure, deadline-driven environments while streamlining administrative processes to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality.  For the sum of these aforementioned reasons, I believe I will prove to be an incredible asset to your firm.

 

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

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