The Farr Law Firm, a busy, dynamic, and growing Elder Law & Estate Planning firm in Fairfax City, seeks to add an experienced Paralegal or Attorney to our Estate Planning and Estate Administration practice team. You must have superb writing skills, highly-developed organizational skills, strong typing and computer skills, sharp editing skills, polished and professional interpersonal skills, and a sincere desire to work in a friendly, service-oriented environment where helping clients is the number one priority. You must be a quick learner, self-starter, detailed record-keeper, and hard worker who wants to ENJOY serving as part of a dedicated team of professionals. Varied duties will include drafting and editing of legal documents, preparing client and vendor correspondence, preparing for and assisting with document signings, performing general administrative work as required, and daily contact and communication with the firm’s other paralegals, attorneys, clients, and outside vendors.
To be considered, you must be a non-smoker, must not live with a smoker, and must not wear fragrances.
QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal applicant would have excellent academic credentials and at least 10 years of professional office experience, with at least 5 years working in a law firm, preferably in the fields of Estate Planning and/or Estate Administration. Primary software programs we use are Time Matters, Hot Docs, and WordPerfect. Experience with any or all of these programs would be a plus.
TO APPLY:
1. Please review the “About Our Firm” section of our Web site – http://www.VirginiaEstatePlanning.com – to understand as much as possible about our firm.
2. Please take a short skills test by visiting the following link: http://es.eskill.com/es/quiz/?testId=4616d2ef9a84b7b5. Provide your name and email, then click “Take Test.” If the link doesn’t work, you can go to http://www.eskill.com and under “Here for a Test?” click Enter and provide the following ID: 4616d2ef9a84b7b5. Once you complete the test, you’ll be able to view your own test results, and they will automatically be sent to us.
3. Please email your cover letter and resume to the address below. In your cover letter, please explain why this job interests you, and please confirm that you do not smoke, do not live with or frequently associate with smokers, and do not wear fragrances, either at work or elsewhere.
4. Please provide a writing sample if you have one available.
About Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP
