Family Law Paralegal

Job Description

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree in legal or paralegal studies, or certification from an accredited paralegal program

• Work experience in a law firm handling primarily family law cases

• Strong organizational, writing, proofreading, and time-management skills

• Strong client services skills and superior judgment to ensure client confidentiality

• Knowledge of court processes and procedures, in person filings, eFiling systems and various court websites, docket searching and document retrieval

• Advanced proficiency in Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel) and Adobe PDF

• Clear and effective verbal communication

• Proactive personality with the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to identify issues and offer solutions

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Case management; client contact; docketing and calendaring; communicate effectively with clients; efficiently manage documents and data utilizing law practice management software and systems

• Assist with preparation of pleadings, interrogatories and request for production of documents; prepare responses to discovery requests including obtaining, reviewing, organizing and producing documents; review, organize, summarize and track documents received from all parties; prepare subpoenas and assist with deposition preparation and witness interviews

• Assist with preparation of motions and trial documents; thorough review of records for use in motions, briefs and as exhibits; contact and subpoena witnesses for hearings, depositions or trial; organize documents, pleadings and trial notebooks

• Assist with post-judgment issues (i.e. assist in preparation of pleadings for enforcement of judgment; modification of custody or parenting time or child support; follow-up on QDRO’s; preparation of deeds for transfer of property; etc.)

Company Description

We are an entrepreneurial family law firm that is on track for aggressive growth and we need an experienced legal assistant/paralegal to join our team and work directly with the owners and attorneys to support the team and help our clients. We want to be known for helping our clients come out of an extremely emotional process feeling as though they are a better person, in a better position, and that they had a team behind them that really cared and fought for them. We are growing fast, and we need a legal assistant/paralegal who can hit the ground running.