Hughes Law Group

Paralegal, Family Law (In-Person)

Hughes Law Group | New Port Richey, FL

Full-Time | Monday through Friday | In-person | Benefits: health insurance, retirement, paid time off | Pay: $45,000 to $70,000 per year

OVERVIEW

Hughes Law Group is adding a paralegal to our family law team, working directly with attorneys on active cases. This is a second paralegal seat rather than a vacancy, so you arrive to a desk with an established paralegal beside you and an office administrator who has supported the practice since 2013.

The caseload is marital and family law throughout Pasco, Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Hernando counties. Files range from uncontested dissolutions that close quickly through matters involving closely held businesses, business valuations, and contested parenting and timesharing disputes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft pleadings and correspondence, and organize exhibits

• Assist with parenting plans and marital settlement agreements

• Prepare cases for depositions, mediations, hearings, and trial

• Manage discovery and case preparation

• Maintain organized files and calendars, and hold the deadlines

• Support the billing process and account for your time

REQUIREMENTS

• One year or more in a law office, with family law preferred

• Clear writing, and sound judgment with confidential matters

• Billing experience, and the time management to hold deadlines across several active files at once

• A professional manner with judicial assistants, clients, and opposing firm.

HELPFUL

• Familiarity with Clio, Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Experience preparing financial affidavits in Family Law Software

• A Florida notary commission

• Prior work in the Pasco, Hillsborough, or Pinellas family divisions

EDUCATION

An associate or bachelor's degree, a paralegal certificate, or Florida Registered Paralegal designation.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Hughes Law Group has practiced marital and family law in New Port Richey for decades. Allyson Hughes has been Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar since 1998 and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The firm handles one area of law, which means the work you learn here compounds. Note that his position is on site, in the office.

HOW TO APPLY

Full posting and application: https://hugheslaw.com/careers/paralegal/

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