What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal - Estate Planning position at McNees Wallace & Nurick?
Joining McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC means becoming part of a team that values your voice, your growth, and your impact on clients, colleagues, and the communities we serve. Since 1935, McNees has been a trusted, client-focused law firm delivering practical, results-driven legal solutions with integrity and a client-first philosophy. We are a full-service firm with more than 150 attorneys and 300 professionals, committed to excellence across a wide range of practice areas and industries.
At McNees, we are guided by our core values of authentic relationships, excellence, growth, and balance to foster collaboration and innovation. We support your success through mentorship, leadership development, and continuous learning opportunities. Our commitment to community runs deep, with a strong tradition of stewardship through pro bono work, charitable initiatives, and civic engagement. We also prioritize flexibility and well-being with a family-focused culture, reasonable revenue hour expectations, and technology that drives efficiency.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work with people who value integrity and collaboration, you’ll feel at home at McNees.
McNees, Wallace & Nurick is actively seeking a Paralegal to join our Estate Planning group. At McNees, we believe our people are our greatest asset. We foster a culture of integrity, innovation, and collaboration - where your ideas matter, and your contributions make a real impact. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional legal services and building lasting relationships, we’d love to meet you.
Join our team as a Paralegal and make an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
What You’ll Do
As a Paralegal, you’ll work closely with attorneys and clients to provide critical legal support. Your responsibilities will include:
Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., McNees operates offices across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., giving our team a broad regional footprint and diverse opportunities for collaboration. We are ranked among the NLJ 500, Best Law Firms, and Best Lawyers, and nationally recognized for excellence in areas such as construction litigation and energy law.
Our attorneys deliver tailored strategies to businesses, individuals, and organizations across industries, including real estate, energy, healthcare, banking and finance, insurance, construction, and technology. We also have a strong presence in public sector law, advocating for clients in regulatory and legislative matters at all levels of government.
Our services span corporate law, real estate and construction, labor and employment, litigation, tax, intellectual property, energy and environmental, estate planning, and public sector law, complemented by affiliated businesses like Apollo Communications (strategic marketing and PR), Keystone Municipal Solutions (municipal consulting), and Pine Street Land Company (title and settlement services).
McNees offers an engaging work environment, robust opportunities for professional development, challenging and rewarding career paths, and competitive compensation. McNees is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any trait protected by law.
At McNees, we are guided by our core values of authentic relationships, excellence, growth, and balance to foster collaboration and innovation. We support your success through mentorship, leadership development, and continuous learning opportunities. Our commitment to community runs deep, with a strong tradition of stewardship through pro bono work, charitable initiatives, and civic engagement. We also prioritize flexibility and well-being with a family-focused culture, reasonable revenue hour expectations, and technology that drives efficiency.
If you’re looking for an opportunity to do meaningful work with people who value integrity and collaboration, you’ll feel at home at McNees.
McNees, Wallace & Nurick is actively seeking a Paralegal to join our Estate Planning group. At McNees, we believe our people are our greatest asset. We foster a culture of integrity, innovation, and collaboration - where your ideas matter, and your contributions make a real impact. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional legal services and building lasting relationships, we’d love to meet you.
Join our team as a Paralegal and make an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
What You’ll Do
As a Paralegal, you’ll work closely with attorneys and clients to provide critical legal support. Your responsibilities will include:
- Drafting and preparing legal documents such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, estate documents, tax filings, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Conducting legal research, analyzing cases, statutes, and regulations, and preparing memoranda.
- Performing cite checks and shepardizing cases to ensure accuracy.
- Filing pleadings with courts and maintaining organized document files.
- Communicating directly with attorneys and clients to keep cases moving forward.
- Managing multiple projects and deadlines with precision and professionalism.
- Paralegal Certificate or Associate’s degree in a relevant field.
- Ability to meet billable requirements and adapt to occasional overtime.
- Legal Expertise: In-depth knowledge of legal terminology and principles.
- Strong Communicator: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.
- Tech-Savvy: Comfortable using technology for research, reporting, and document preparation.
- Organized & Independent: Ability to prioritize tasks and work with minimal supervision in a deadline-driven environment.
- Team Player: Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to providing outstanding client service.
Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., McNees operates offices across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., giving our team a broad regional footprint and diverse opportunities for collaboration. We are ranked among the NLJ 500, Best Law Firms, and Best Lawyers, and nationally recognized for excellence in areas such as construction litigation and energy law.
Our attorneys deliver tailored strategies to businesses, individuals, and organizations across industries, including real estate, energy, healthcare, banking and finance, insurance, construction, and technology. We also have a strong presence in public sector law, advocating for clients in regulatory and legislative matters at all levels of government.
Our services span corporate law, real estate and construction, labor and employment, litigation, tax, intellectual property, energy and environmental, estate planning, and public sector law, complemented by affiliated businesses like Apollo Communications (strategic marketing and PR), Keystone Municipal Solutions (municipal consulting), and Pine Street Land Company (title and settlement services).
McNees offers an engaging work environment, robust opportunities for professional development, challenging and rewarding career paths, and competitive compensation. McNees is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to any trait protected by law.