Senior Probate/Wills/Trusts Paralegal | Yablon Law

Want to transform lives by guiding families through probate and estate planning with compassion and expertise?

Ready to take your paralegal career to new heights in a dynamic, purpose-driven firm?

Then join us in making a meaningful impact where it matters most—helping families honor legacies and secure their future. We’re a young, growing, and different law firm based in Houston. We’re seeking an exceptional Senior Probate/Wills/Trusts Paralegal who thrives in a fast-paced environment where you directly shape client success.

Your Role

Manage cases from intake to closure, including these key responsibilities: 

• Shepherd families through probate administration and estate planning with compassion, efficiency, and excellence.
• Drive cases forward with precision and before deadlines—always.
• Manage docket, discovery, calendar, communications, and files.
• Research the law, prepare trial notebooks, and craft compelling plain English legal documents and correspondence.
• Anticipate and independently solve challenges.
• Partner with the founding attorney to free him to focus on client development and counseling, strategic legal thinking, trials, negotiations, and vision.

Requirements 

• Any bachelor's degree, associate’s paralegal degree, Texas Board of Legal Specialization paralegal certification, or other equivalent paralegal certification.
• 5+ years of Texas paralegal work in probate or wills and trusts.
• Expertise in Texas Estates Code and e-filing.
• Proficient in or quick to master AI, Westlaw, Office 365, Clio, etc.
• Big picture and detail oriented.
• Coachable, self-reflective, caring, and competitive (but not cut-throat).
• Growth mindset, adaptable, high emotional intelligence.

Why Us?

Culture

• Guided by 7 core values: Integrity, Client-First Commitment, Responsive Straight Talk, Strategic Practical Wisdom, Insatiable Appetite to Win, Uncompromising Excellence, and Compassion.
• Quickly learn from mistakes—yours and ours.
• Pleasant, professional even during difficult conversations.
• High standards, accountability, dependability.
• Flexibility, autonomy, own your results, professional development, career growth.
• Celebrate wins and enjoy the journey in a professional culture free of yelling, jerks, and office politics.
• Modern offices along Buffalo Bayou between River Oaks and Downtown.

Compensation

• $80,000-$90,000+ base salary based on experience and ability to quickly hit the ground running with limited guidance.
• Monthly/quarterly bonuses tied to KPIs (key performance indicators).
• Paid holidays + birthday + PTO.
• Free garage parking + team socials.

About Us

Before law school, Entrepreneur Mark P. Yablon saw a need for a different kind of law firm that blends legal excellence, practical business wisdom, straight talk, and compassion.

Yablon Law PLLC aspires to set the new standard in guiding entrepreneurs and families through stormy waters involving bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, family law, probate, and estate planning. Our 5-year vision is to expand to 12 attorneys + paralegals dedicated to improving the lives of each other and our clients.

Apply Now

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