Family Law Paralegal

Our client, a nationally respected Family Law Firm, is seeking a Paralegal to join their team in Lake Forest, with a focus on high-net-worth clients, complex litigation, and mediation.

This is a hybrid position: four (4) days in the office and one (1) day remote per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the collection, review, and production of documents.

• Respond to discovery requests.

• Prepare subpoenas.

• Summarize deposition transcripts, trial transcripts, and exhibits.

• Assist with the preparation, filing, and service of pleadings.

• Assist with trial preparation including the assembly of exhibits, witness lists, and appendices for depositions and court filings.

• Organize documents, create spreadsheets, and manage document retrieval systems.

• Compile information and prepare statistics, charts, and graphs to detail findings.

• Prepare financial analyses, dissipation claims and analysis, and financial balance sheets.

• Effectively communicate with clients, colleagues, attorneys, experts, and consultants.

• Act as liaison among all parties, including the court, to schedule and share information.

• Use Aderant (time entry and billing software) to accurately enter time records.

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years litigation experience as a paralegal in a law firm setting, preferably with an emphasis on family law.

• Paralegal certificate from ABA-accredited program and/or Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Knowledge of litigation procedures, local and state discovery rules, legal terminology, regulations, and court systems in Cook, DuPage, Lake, and Will County.

• Ability to meet the annual billable goal of 1,600 hours (prorated based upon start date)

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