Family Law Paralegal

We're looking for an organized, detail-oriented, and experienced paralegal to play an important role on our legal team. You'll draft legal documents such as affidavits, prepare briefs, conduct legal research for trial preparation, and keep case files and other important information neatly organized and easily accessible. If you're interested in advancing your paralegal career with opportunities for growth, we want to hear from you. Compensation :

$47,000 - $60,000 yearly plus bonuses

Responsibilities :

• 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
• Perform administrative duties such as answering phone calls and keeping our case filing system organized so all documents are readily accessible
• Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings
• Arrange law office activity such as drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers
• Conduct interviews with clients to gather information about their legal issues
• Ensure that all tasks are performed and deadlines met. Keep the case on track and moving at all times
• Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings such as Petition packages with Disclosures, Request for Orders / motions, all aspects of discovery (propound and respond), all trial documents including briefs, witness and exhibit lists, and judgments, under the supervision of a lawyer
• Communicate and work closely with Clients to gather information and documents, and to provide them with regular updates on their case
• Be highly computer literate. We are a modern firm that does not use paper files except for trial binders. We use multiple computer programs / software, and need someone who is extremely comfortable learning and working with two or three monitors at a time
• Skills and experience are vital, but your personality, character, intelligence, and integrity are also extremely important. We have a zero-tolerance policy for unprofessional behavior that applies to Clients as well as Employees. High-maintenance, humorless, self-entitled, or self-important individuals need not apply

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About Company

We are a rapidly growing family law firm with 12 team members. In 3 years, our business has grown by 300%. We are a tech-heavy firm and value automation where appropriate, but our secret sauce is in the dedication our employees have to making the lives of clients better. We are passionate about customized and strategic guidance to people going through divorce or family legal issues while providing a sense of security.

MISSION STATEMENT : Our mission is to run a profitable family law firm, ensuring client satisfaction and fostering a work environment where all team members enjoy their jobs and receive fair compensation for their contributions. We reinvest profits in our people and hire new members to provide each member the time and space they need to serve clients effectively.

WE OFFER : Competitive pay, PTO, Flexible hours, 401(k), and Bonus / incentive compensation