Part Time Legal Assistant

Additional Benefits

• Enrollment in KPERS, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
• Flexible hybrid work environment and schedule
• Opportunity to make a measurable difference in the lives of families
• Supportive, mission-driven team that values precision, impact, and community
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We are on a mission to make justice accessible by ensuring that child support, spousal maintenance, and medical obligations are addressed fairly, efficiently, and with integrity.

We don’t just hire for open roles—we hire for mission alignment. If you’re detail-driven, empathetic with strong boundaries, and want to be part of a small but mighty legal team that helps families receive the financial support they’re entitled to—while also working with payors to find real, sustainable solutions-- we want to know you.

As a Legal Assistant within our Court Trustee program, you’ll be the linchpin of daily operations—handling case documentation, communicating with parents and court personnel, managing records, and supporting the attorney in preparing for hearings and enforcement proceedings.

You will be the first point of contact for many parents, court clerks, and employers. You ll also serve as a strategic gatekeeper, ensuring the attorney's time is used where it’s most needed while keeping case files organized, calculations current, and hearings properly prepared.

This is an ideal position for someone who thrives on process, cares deeply about community impact, and brings both professionalism and people skills to sensitive situations.

Legal Process Support

• Draft motions, notices, journal entries, income withholding orders, and other court documents.
• E-file with Kansas courts via the eFlex system.
• Coordinate service of process, bench warrants, and legal communications.
• Schedule hearings and communicate with court staff, other law offices, and attorneys.
• Calendar Management including confirming calendar events, screening and triaging appointments
• Review case files for contempt triggers, emancipation events, and potential modifications.

Case Management and Reporting

• Maintain detailed contact records, narrative logs, and support calculation logs in our case management system
• Update monthly support payment calculations and track changes to obligations.
• Track and organize documentation for child support and medical support reimbursements to ensure timely processing.
• Prepare and send weekly and monthly reports to the court, Kansas Payment Center (KPC), and internal stakeholders.

Administrative support

• Develop and update SOPs for internal processes to improve clarity and consistency.
• Provide insights that support strategic decision-making and operational improvements.
• Track and report to attorney on key metrics
• Keep attorney organized and on-task for upcoming hearings, filing deadlines, and active issues.

• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and a process-oriented mindset.
• Professional demeanor with empathetic communication style and strong boundaries.
• Ability to independently learn and manage a legal case management system (GHL or similar).
• Comfortable working with sensitive information, deadlines, and emotionally charged situations.

• Compliance:100% of required reports submitted to courts and agencies on time.
• Accuracy:90%+ accuracy in customer and support payment records.
• Efficiency:
  
  Increased operational efficiency in processing requests through SOP improvements and compliance.
• Responsiveness:
  
  Maintain 24–48 hour turnaround time for communications with court staff, employers, and parents.
• Preparedness:
  
  Zero missed deadlines for scheduled hearings and enforcement actions.

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