Deceased Estates Paralegal or Attorney

4 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa Tate Nolan and Knight Full time

An established law firm in Durban North is seeking a deceased estate paralegal or admitted attorney with deceased estates experience, minimum 5 years working experience specifically with deceased estates. Knowledge of the LegalEase estates software package would be an advantage.

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**:

- Independent administration of Estates
- Attending to daily diary with meticulous planning and execution.
- Independent organisation of office and administration, managing junior staff members
- Regular reporting to heirs
- Obtaining letters of Executorship /Letters of authority
- Obtaining letters of Trusteeship
- Placing creditors and debtors adverts
- Liaising with all necessary institutions to obtain certificates of balance.
- Attending to closure of all accounts. Recovering debts and paying creditors
- Attending to transfer of all assets to heirs
- Independently draft liquidation and distribution accounts
- Placing of account adverts
- Attending to distribution and reconciliation of estate
- Tax services and accounting to beneficiaries.
- Obtaining filing notice

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**
- Knowledge of the full deceased estate process,
- Advanced legal and tax knowledge around the deceased estate process,
- Able to work independently.
- Able to manage a junior team of estate paralegals
- Must be able to work under pressure
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Excellent service and communication skills.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Deadline: 2023/02/17


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