Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

Divorce With A Plan is seeking a skilled and experienced paralegal to support our growing legal team. This is a full-time, in-office position located in either the Firm's Rockville, MD, or Baltimore, MD, office.

Do you love digging into research and helping people? Are you looking to fill an invaluable position at a law firm and love helping others? We’re searching for a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing legal documents and trial notebooks, filing motions, coordinating law office activity, and conducting legal research. Applicants should be experienced, highly organized professionals with great attention to detail. If this sounds like a job you’ll love, apply now.

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Compensation:

$63,000+

Responsibilities:

• Draft subpoenas and coordinate with process servers
• Perform administrative duties such as answering phone calls and keeping our case filing system organized so all documents are readily accessible
• Conduct interviews with clients to gather information about their legal issues
• Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer
• Help lawyers prepare for trial by preparing and organizing exhibits, assisting with client meetings, filing motions, conducting research on legal articles, and organizing and coordinating witnesses

• Assist attorneys with trial preparation, including production of trial binders.

• Leveraging extensive experience to bring a balanced perspective to organizing files and maintaining organizational efficiency within the firm

• Applying strategic insights to docketing (scheduling) events for optimal case progression

• Assisting clients with completing complex legal forms with a depth of understanding

• Drafting nuanced letters and intricate court documents for attorney review

• Conducting comprehensive legal research on complex and specialized issues, verifying case law, and reviewing legislation

• Overseeing the preparation of discovery and responses to complex discovery demands

• Facilitating meetings with clients, offering insights during reviews of discovery responses

• Proactively communicating with clients to provide updates, gather information, and offer experienced guidance

• Collaborating closely with attorneys to bring a wealth of courtroom experience to the preparation of cases for hearings

• Serving as a reliable and experienced backup for the Legal Assistant, handling tasks such as e-filing, file updates, phone answering, and scheduling

• Undertaking additional tasks as assigned to advance case progression and maintain organizational professionalism and training standards

• Draft subpoenas and coordinate with process servers

• Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed

• Gather information about legal issues from the client in interviews

Qualifications:

• Candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have advanced paralegal education will receive preference
• Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills
• 3+ years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
• ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar

• 3 or more years of experience in legal services, working with attorneys in a law firm setting. Candidates with Family Law experience will receive preference

• Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills and time-management skills

• Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar

• Candidates must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies; Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have advanced paralegal education will receive preference

About Company

Divorce With A Plan is a growing Maryland family law firm focused on helping clients navigate divorce and child custody matters with clarity, compassion, and confidence .

We serve professionals and families facing complex family law matters and believe that excellent legal representation requires more than knowing the law. It requires preparation, organization, strategic thinking, responsiveness, and a commitment to the client experience.

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