Paralegal

Responsibilities

• Draft subpoenas and coordinate with process servers
• 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
• Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings
• Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems
• Perform administrative duties such as answering phone calls and keeping our case filing system organized so all documents are readily accessible
• 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, requests for orders/motions, all aspects of discovery (propound and respond), and 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, and we use multiple computer programs/software, requiring someone comfortable working with two or three monitors at a time
• Skills and experience are vital, but 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

• Excellent organizational skills and time‑management skills
• ABA‑approved paralegal certificate program such as an associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies; bachelor’s degree desired
• Talented communicator and writer
• 3+ years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law‑firm setting
• Completion of a nationally‑accredited paralegal program strongly preferred
• 3+ years of family law service experience

$47,000-$60,000 per year