Paralegal – Family Law Litigation

Job Description

Job Ttitle: Paralegal – Family Law Litigation

Company: Z Family Law


Description: We’re seeking a skilled and experienced paralegal to support our growing legal team. The ideal candidate for this position will use their work experience and organizational skills to prepare and maintain legal documents, file motions, interview clients, and conduct legal research. If you’re looking to fill an invaluable position at a firm and love helping others, apply today.Responsibilities:

• Conduct interviews with clients to gather information about their legal issues
• Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings
• Coordinate law office activity, including the drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers
• Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed
• Assist lawyers in preparing legal documentation, pleadings, and correspondence including correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits
• 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 non-billable time in the case management system contemporaneously

Qualifications:

• 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
• 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
• Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills
• 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 orally and in writing
• People Skills/Customer Service—A 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

About Company:
We are Z Family Law, and we don’t write endings—we create new beginnings. By pairing legal strategy with logistical concierge-style support, we guide clients through life’s unexpected challenges so they can build their best lives.We provide family law and estate planning services to help reorganize and protect families in Maryland and the District of Columbia.We strive to create a culture where every employee is thoroughly engaged and understands how his or her role fits in the big picture. We trust each other implicitly and hold each other accountable for excellent work, meeting deadlines, and hitting budgets. Our team enjoys hanging out with each other, and we regularly devote company time to personal and professional development.

Salary:

Location: Rockville, MD

Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:30:22 GMT


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