Family Law Discovery Clerk

Gevurtz Menashe is a dedicated law firm offering family law and estate planning services in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. For over 40 years, we have built a practice that is centered around our core belief that quality care for our clients produces the best outcomes when paired with our expertise in the law. At Gevurtz Menashe, we work as a team to support our clients, are fully engaged with one another and have high expectations of ourselves and each other in a fully collaborative and committed environment.

• Attorney and Staff Assistance. Provide support to attorneys and staff in the Family Law Department.
• Client Experience. Execute and meet project deadlines to support the client experience in the Family Law Department.
• Firm Initiatives. Supports Firm initiatives by providing assistance with tasks and projects, as directed by the position’s Supervisor.

What follows is a sample list of responsibilities in this role. This list is not intended to be exclusive but will identify some typical day-to-day tasks and projects.

• Work directly with your Supervisor, along with collaborating with others, to complete assigned projects and meet the assigned deadline(s).
• Follow internal procedures and processes to complete assigned projects and meet deadlines.
• Accurately process electronic and paper documents (case discovery), which includes reviewing, organizing, and indexing documents and evidence related to a case into the Firm’s e-discovery platform.
• Providing discovery-related assistance including starting pleadings and other documents.
• Providing assistance in preparation for trials, mediations and settlement conferences.
• Assist team members with preparing files to be closed, prepare post-judgment or post-agreement checklists for clients and Attorneys, including but not limited to preserving discovery in e-discovery platform and archiving of file.
• Conduct research and pull statutes and rules.
• Conduct research using various platforms to locate potential assets or information (real property TRIOs, Secretary of State business searches, on-line searches, prior criminal and civil case histories, etc.)

• Maintain working knowledge of the status of discovery.
• Assist with case coverage during Paralegal/Senior Paralegal absences.
• Assist clients by troubleshooting questions/problems related to uploading documents to the e-discovery platform.
• Communicating directly with clients and other professionals, verbally and in writing, to assist in providing case-related documents.
• Working directly with clients to complete forms and pleadings.

• Providing support to assist with firm goals and objectives being met in a timely manner.
• Use program timers to accurate track time spent on project and enter time into billing system each day.
• Assist in training and implementation of technology systems for Family Law Department (i.e., e-discovery platform)
• Participate in internal education opportunities, development trainings, and department meetings.
• Represent the Firm in legal and community events and activities.
• Participate in Firm committees, events, and socials.

• Position prefers, but does not require, a bachelor’s degree.
• Understanding of various financial documents and what they mean.
• Preference will be given to a candidate with experience in a private law firm.

• Ability to exercise and maintain a high level of confidentiality, discretion, judgment, and professionalism.
• Dedicated, positive, committed team player, but with ability to work independently as well.
• Must be detail-oriented, able to think critically and set high standards for accuracy in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are required with adaptability and the ability to change plans as needed.
• Possess effective and professional communication abilities, both verbally and in writing, in order to accurately and efficiently execute projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects by self-prioritizing and follow-through in a fast-paced team environment and remain calm under stress.
• Must exhibit commitment to integrity and excellence.
• Comfortable developing interpersonal relationships with Attorneys and staff members.
• Must have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams.
• Comfortable with technology and able to quickly learn new tools to include:
  Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Power Point,
• Adobe, Metro Fax, Caret Legal, and Net Documents and e-discovery platforms.