Lead Paralegal

Our expanding law practice is looking for a paralegal with strong knowledge of all aspects of Family Law, Probate & Estate Planning law who can hit the ground running as we build our perfect team.

We are your family's go-to law firm. We help people when life's problems become legal problems.

You will be a member of a dynamic and developing team. Applicants must be experienced, well-organized professionals who can work with minimal supervision and lead the paralegal and assistant team. This is a full-time, hybrid position.

Compensation is negotiable based on experience, with the option of obtaining bonus compensation for excellent performance. Benefits include health insurance, 401k matching, parking, and continuing education.

Characteristics:

• Self-starter with the ability to independently seek out new projects
• Team-oriented with the necessary flexibility of a growing law firm
• Excellent time management skills to prioritize tasks, so we never miss a deadline
• Detail-oriented to keep track of key dates and avoid costly mistakes

$70,000 - $95,000

• Perform legal research for motions, hearings, and other legal assistance
• Store case files and additional important information neatly arranged and immediately accessible
• Organize, manage, and evaluate discovery and records
• Review and prepare all financial disclosures and statements
• Prepare legal documents, correspondence, affidavits, and pleadings such as complaints, interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, pretrial orders, and legal briefs under the supervision of a lawyer
• Determine and meet all deadlines by monitoring progress for all deliverables
• Communicate with clients to ensure proper service, answer basic process-oriented questions about their case, and gather information about their legal issues

• Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills and time-management skills
• Paralegal experience working closely with attorneys and clients on [[types of cases]]
• Prior experience working with office management software: internet, email, word processing, case management, time and billing, legal research, and document management is required

• 5-10 years of previous experience working in Family Law in Washington is required
• Experience in training and leading paralegals and legal assistants.

View Ridge Family Law & Estate Planning (formerly the Law Offices of Mackenzie Sorich, PLLC), is a family law, dependency & estate planning law firm. We help families when life's problems become legal problems.

We are a small but growing law firm. We are fortunate to have more work than team members. We are looking to hire motivated team members.

We are a strong team where we strive to support each other personally and professionally. If this resonates with you then we want to talk to you.