Family Law Paralegal

We’re seeking a skilled and experienced paralegal to support our growing legal team. The ideal candidate for this position will use their work experience and organizational skills to prepare and maintain legal documents, file motions, interview clients, and conduct legal research. If you’re looking to fill an invaluable position at a firm and love helping others, apply today.Compensation:

$51,000 - $56,000 yearly

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Coordinate law office activity, including the drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers
• Aid lawyers in trial preparation by preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, conducting research on legal articles, and assisting with client meetings and filing motions
• Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings such as complaints, interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits, under the supervision of a lawyer

Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
• 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
• Completion of a nationally-accredited paralegal program strongly preferred
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar
• Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills

About Company

We are a boutique family law firm offering our clients the highest quality of legal services. Some of the benefits we offer to our full-time employees include:

• Paid time off. Our office is closed for 12 days on court holidays and we offer an additional floating holiday as well as paid days off.
• 401(K) Matching
• Profit Sharing
• Work-from-home opportunities
• Group health care benefits