Legal Intern-Estate Planning

Legal Intern, Estate Planning

Location: Clifton, New Jersey
Schedule: 20 to 30 hours per week, with the possibility of full-time hours
Pay: $20 per hour
Position Type: Paid Internship, In Office

Rosenblum Law is seeking a motivated Legal Intern to support our growing estate planning practice in our Clifton office.

This is a hands-on, client-facing role for someone who is serious about pursuing a legal career and wants practical experience working with attorneys, legal documents, signing ceremonies, and estate planning clients.

The right candidate will be detail-oriented, comfortable communicating with clients, and able to produce clear and accurate written work. This position is well suited for a current law student, someone preparing to attend law school, or someone actively considering a long-term career in the legal profession.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys and legal staff with estate planning matters

• Review client information and estate planning questionnaires for accuracy and completeness

• Help organize information relating to clients, family members, assets, beneficiaries, and appointed decision-makers

• Prepare, review, and update documents, spreadsheets, client summaries, and internal records

• Communicate with clients regarding the status of their matters, outstanding information, upcoming appointments, and next steps

• Meet and communicate with clients by phone, email, video, and in person

• Follow up with clients regarding missing information and outstanding items

• Assist with estate planning signing ceremonies, including preparing documents, coordinating logistics, welcoming clients, and helping ensure the signing process runs smoothly

• Help clients understand what is needed from them throughout the estate planning process

• Enter and maintain accurate information in the firm’s systems

• Assist with document preparation, quality control, and administrative support

• Help ensure that clients receive clear, responsive, and professional service

Qualifications

• Prior experience or exposure to estate planning

• Strong interest in pursuing a career in law

• Current law student, prospective law student, recent graduate, or someone actively considering law school

• Strong English writing, grammar, and communication skills

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify inconsistencies, errors, or missing information

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other Microsoft Office tools

• Comfortable speaking with clients and discussing personal or sensitive information professionally

• Client-centered, patient, organized, and dependable

• Able to manage multiple assignments and follow established processes

• Able to work independently while also collaborating with attorneys and legal staff

• Available to work in our Clifton office for at least 20 hours per week

Preferred Experience

• Previous customer service, sales, intake, hospitality, or other client-facing experience

• Experience working in a law firm or professional services environment

• Experience communicating with clients by phone, email, and in person

• Familiarity with trusts, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, beneficiary designations, or estate planning questionnaires

Schedule

Candidates must be able to work between 20 and 30 hours per week in our Clifton office.

Full-time hours may be available based on the candidate’s availability and the needs of the firm.

This is an in-office position and is not a remote internship.

Compensation

This is a paid internship at $20 per hour.

What You Will Gain

You will receive practical experience working inside a growing estate planning practice.

You will have the opportunity to work with attorneys, communicate directly with clients, assist with signing ceremonies, improve your legal writing and document-review skills, and learn how estate plans are developed from the initial client meeting through drafting and execution.

This role provides meaningful exposure to the legal profession and the day-to-day operations of a law firm.

We are looking for someone who cares about doing accurate work, communicates well with clients, enjoys helping people, and wants to build a career in law.