Overview
We are looking for an Experienced Family Law Paralegal to join our team. This is a full time and in person position with a schedule of Monday through Friday from 8 : 00AM-5 : 00PM. The Paralegal provides an efficient high level of administrative legal support to the Attorney and acts as a liaison between the Attorney, clients, and other legal staff and personnel outside of the firm (i.e. opposing counsel, judges, court reporters, etc.). The Paralegal must be comfortable working in a stressful environment and possess the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining organization and composure. The Paralegal assists with case planning, development, and management, legal research, interviewing clients, gathering facts and retrieving information, drafting and analyzing legal documents, and collecting, complying and utilizing technical information to make recommendations to an attorney.
Responsibilities
- Provide an efficient high level of administrative legal support to the Attorney.
- Serve as the liaison between the Attorney, clients, and other legal staff and personnel outside the firm (e.g., opposing counsel, judges, court reporters).
- Work under a stressful environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining organization and composure.
- Assist with case planning, development, and management, legal research, client interviews, fact gathering, and information retrieval.
- Draft and analyze legal documents and collect, comply with, and utilize technical information to make recommendations to an attorney.
Qualifications
Minimum three (3) years\' experience as a family law paralegal and / or equivalent work experience in a field that develops the required skills.Ability to propound and respond to discovery.Skills to interview clients and work with diverse clients, including those in emotionally charged situations.Ability to draft a marital settlement agreement, settlement conference statement, petition and summons, UCCJEA, disclosures, joinder of retirement plan documents, request for orders, responsive declarations, supplemental declarations, subpoenas, proofs of service, 827 motions, requests for production of documents, special interrogatories, requests for admissions, notices of depositions, and responses to all of the same.Dress professionally and appropriately every day.Ability to search local rules, California Rules of Court, Family Code, Welfare and Institutions Code, and to conduct legal research and draft points and authorities.Education
Satisfies the Business & Prof. Code, § 6450Completion of an approved paralegal program (Preferred)J-18808-Ljbffr