Litigation Paralegal

Bellevue, WA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 25 - 65

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Accepting applications from Washington residents only.

Fowler Law Office (FLO) is a woman owned and operated Family Law and General Practice firm located in Bellevue WA.

We are looking for a Paralegal to join our growing team. This is a full-time position working remotely with some in office meetings and tasks. You must have a space where you can work privately and with strong internet connection. Regular working hours are between 9:00am until 5pm with some flexibility.
Responsibilities:

Handle new client intakes
Update clients on their case activity. Send guidelines for mitigation materials and letters of support and email terms and conditions of negotiations.
Communicate with court staff about client matters in an intelligent and clear manner.
Work with attorney to draft pleadings communication and estate documents as well as client document editing.
Work closely with attorney to aid with cases docket and document management. Manage and close case files. Organizeand maintaindocuments in an electronic filing system.
Confirm in person and virtual court appearance information on court websites and platforms like Zoom and Teams and verify whether court appearances are in person or virtually in various courts.
Draft and review discovery requests.
Gather and organize 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 and messenger deliveries.
Coordinate schedule and calendar various case-related deadlines 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 Adobe/Foxit Phantom Dropbox.
Ability to learn quickly and apply principles of technology and new software such as Smokeball.
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:

Manager

Accepting applications from Washington residents only.Fowler Law Office (FLO) is a woman owned and operated Family Law and General Practice firm located in Bellevue WA.We are looking for a Paralegal to join our growing team. This is a full-time position working remotely with some in office meetings ...

Handle new client intakes
Update clients on their case activity. Send guidelines for mitigation materials and letters of support and email terms and conditions of negotiations.
Communicate with court staff about client matters in an intelligent and clear manner.
Work with attorney to draft pleadings communication and estate documents as well as client document editing.
Work closely with attorney to aid with cases docket and document management. Manage and close case files. Organizeand maintaindocuments in an electronic filing system.
Confirm in person and virtual court appearance information on court websites and platforms like Zoom and Teams and verify whether court appearances are in person or virtually in various courts.
Draft and review discovery requests.
Gather and organize 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 and messenger deliveries.
Coordinate schedule and calendar various case-related deadlines 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 Adobe/Foxit Phantom Dropbox.
Ability to learn quickly and apply principles of technology and new software such as Smokeball.
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.