Genealogist

Summary

Join Lauth Investigations International's Heir Search Division as a Genealogist, working remotely to help return assets to rightful owners. You will be responsible for identifying decedents and heirs, ensuring all entitled heirs are located, and gathering their contact information. Additional responsibilities include creating family trees, determining inheritance percentages, and valuing real estate. The position requires excellent research, communication, and time management skills, along with the ability to understand court documents. A Bachelor's Degree and Certified Genealogist certification are preferred qualifications. This is a growing company with the possibility of becoming a full-time contracted position.

Requirements

• Excellent Research
• Persistence
• Writing Brief
• Top notch communication skills, verbal and nonverbal
• Excellent time management skills
• You are exceptional with technical writing and editing skills
• You are tech savvy
• You are great at working independently and hitting deadlines with quality work
• You can manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously
• You possess extensive genealogical or historical research skills
• You have the ability to spot methodological problems and provide suggested solutions

Responsibilities

• Name the decedent, and in some cases, possible heirs to the estate
• Ensure that the heirs listed in the petition, if any, are the nearest living heirs and they are entitled to the estate
• Ensure there are no other entitled heirs that are missing from the petition. If so, those heirs will need to be located
• Locate valid addresses, phone numbers, and emails for each living heir
• Determine and locate any half-blood relatives
• Determine if any widowed heirs, living or deceased, remarried
• Determine if all entitled heirs, living or deceased, were born to the same parents
• If it is determined that any living heir has a legal Guardian, Power of Attorney, or Conservator, based on the content within the court documents, must locate that person’s address, phone number, and email
• Create a family tree
• Determine what percentage of the estate that each heir is entitled to
• Determine the value of the real estate, if not listed on the petition
• Agrees to turn the project around with required information the same day it is assigned, no later than 24 hours
• Must be able to read and understand court documents

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Certified Genealogist
• Experience in Genealogy or Heir search