Paralegal - Probate & Estate Planning (Houston) in Houston

Date Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Job Snapshot

  • Employee Type:
    Permanent
  • Date Posted:
    Thursday, June 19, 2025

Job Description

Legal Assistant / Paralegal – Probate & Estate Planning (Houston, TX) – Work-Life Balance

Confidential Hiring Process

About the Opportunity:
A small, family-run law firm in Houston is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant or Paralegal to join its civil litigation, probate, and estate planning team. The firm offers a stable, close-knit environment with a true commitment to work-life balance — including a strict 40-hour workweek and no weekend work.

  • Full benefits: health, dental, and 401(k)

  • Quarterly discretionary raise potential

  • Yearly firm retreats and holiday gatherings

  • Long-term team members: most associates have been with the firm for 8–10 years

Key Practice Areas: Probate, wills, and estate planning

Duties Include:

  • Supporting attorneys in managing dockets and preparing filings

  • Drafting correspondence, pleadings, and legal documents

  • Communicating with courts, clients, and third parties

  • Managing deadlines, hearing schedules, and trial preparation

Ideal Candidate:

  • 5+ years of legal assistant/paralegal experience in civil litigation or probate

  • Detail-oriented, organized, and dependable

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

  • Professional demeanor and strong communication skills

 

Apply Today – Interviews ongoing
Contact: lauren.alexander@gogpac.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.