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Job Location drjobs

Bellevue - USA

Hourly Salary drjobs

USD 22 - 65

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Accepting applications from Washington residents only.

We are looking for a Paralegal to join a woman owned and operated Family Law & Estate Planning firm located in Bellevue WA.
This is a full-time position working remotely. You must have a space where you can work privately and with strong internet connection and phone coverage. Regular working hours are between 9:00am until 5pm with some flexibility.

Responsibilities:
  • Answer phone calls and handle new client intakes
  • Update clients daily on their case activity. Send guidelines for mitigation materials and letters of support and email terms and conditions of negotiations.
  • Work with attorneys to draft civil motions responses orders and estate documents as well as document editing.
  • Work closely with attorney to aid with cases and document management. Manage and close case files. Organizeand maintaindocuments in a paper or electronic filing system.
  • Confirm in person and virtual court appearance information on platforms like Zoom and Teams and verify whether court appearances are in person or virtually in various court houses.
  • Draft and review discovery requests.
  • Gather evidence and process subpoenas.
  • Communicate with court clerks bailiffs judges and opposing counsel and their staff.
  • Ensure on-time delivery of incoming and outgoing email postal mail and messenger deliveries.
  • Coordinate schedule and calendar various case-related appointments and court appearances with attorneys and clients. Ensure proof of attendance to court-ordered classes and court-ordered therapies for future court dates.
Qualifications:
  • Strong professional ethics reliability and accountability are required.
  • Associates degree or Paralegal certification a plus.
  • High-level proficiency in MS Office suite Excel Adobe/Foxit Phantom.
  • Proficiency with legal research tools such as FastCase/VLex Westlaw
  • Working knowledge of (or willingness to learn) Dropbox Linx Odyssey DJA Sharefile Zoom Microsoft Teams and Smokeball
  • Ability to learn quickly and apply principles of technology and new software.
  • Obsessive attention to detail.
  • Ability to effectively organize work manage time and execute multiple projects concurrently while working under aggressive deadlines.
  • Excellent internet research and investigation skills.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills include the ability to maintain patience and understanding while working with clients under difficult circumstances.
  • Excellent written communication skills with the ability to draft transcribe proofread and edit correspondence reports and legal documents.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining excellent communication with team members.
  • Ability to simplify complex legal terminology in a way that is easily understandable by the client.

Pay: $25-$65/hr depending on years of experience and certifications and/or degrees. Higher end only considered for five years or more experience and a college degree.

Benefits: Accrued Paid Sick Leave

Required Experience:

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