Paralegal - Family Law Litigation
Paralegal - Family Law Litigation
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28-04-2025
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Were looking for an organized detailoriented and experienced paralegal to play an important role on our legal team. Youll 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 youre interested in advancing your paralegal career with opportunities for growth we want to hear from you.
- Manage your time to ensure that billable hour targets 120 per month) are met or exceeded
- Communicate with clients experts and other parties to provide updates and gather information; answer basic questions about the status of the case
- Monitor case progress deadlines and important time frames/milestones
- Draft documents indexes and chronologies; prepare marital settlement agreements; draft pleadings motions and court documents; fill out legal forms; write reports etc.
- Help attorneys prepare cases for mediations/hearings/trials
- Manage discovery: prepare and organize discovery and responses to discovery demands
- Research laws and judicial decisions about current as well as past cases
- Assist attorneys in the courtroom as needed
- Enter billable and nonbillable time in the case management system contemporaneously
- A Paralegal will have completed a course of study offered by a college or university especially for Paralegals and will possess a certification as a trained Paralegal
- A Paralegal should have experience in a law firm. Experience as a legal secretary or legal assistant is especially pertinent and candidates with this background will be given preference
Additionally you must possess the following skills:
- Ability to multitask
- Excellent communication skills both oral and in writing
- People Skills/Customer ServiceA Legal Assistant should have excellent people skills with the confidence to address initial client complaints and soothe angry clients
- Excellent Organizational Skills
- Time Management
- Ability to work in a team with Legal Assistants and Attorneys
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Full Time
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