📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Paralegal for Busy Federal Criminal Law and Family Law Firm
DescriptionResponsible for supporting attorney in the various aspects of family law and criminal litigation related to case preparation, management, and execution. At least 2 years of experience as a paralegal in family law or federal criminal law is a must. This is a hybrid position with work occuring both from home and some in the office.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Organize exhibits, documents, evidence, and appendices.• Coordinate cases with attorneys, clients, and third parties• Obtain, review, analyze, and summarize legal documentation pertaining to cases.• Schedule depositions and other meetings with clients, witnesses, experts, opposing counsel, court reporters and others.• Client management• Prepare pleadings and discovery documents• Maintain calendar of all case deadlines• Enter billable time daily.• Flexibility to support or assist in other areas of practice/client management.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:• Knowledge of legal principles and practices in family law and/or criminal law acquired through completion of an associate’s degree or certified paralegal education and at least two year’s experience in the field.• Applicable knowledge of motions, discovery, evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices, etc.• Strong writing and communication skills along with attention to detail.• Highly organized with ability to juggle multiple deadlines and multiple attorneys in a fast-paced environment.• Attention to details is a must. • Knowledge of the various courts in multiple counties, their rules, deadlines, and filing requirements.• Familiarity with Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Criminal Procedure.• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to communicate with a diverse group of attorneys, staff, and clients and to provide information with ordinary courtesy, diplomacy and tact.• Ability to demonstrate impeccable integrity in confidential matters.• Experience with CLIO practice management software; Mac operating systems; Microsoft Word; Dropbox and Gmail among other computer skills.• Work may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position • Work requires sitting, bending, stooping, computer keyboarding and continuous use of the hands, telephone contact, reading, and may require light to moderate lifting • Work may also require traveling to offsite locations for the collection of records and information or filing of documents with courts, therefore work may require driving.
If you believe you meet the requirements and would like to apply, please reply by email at jlv@vavolaw.com with a cover letter and resume. Salary is 50-60k per year depending on experience. Also, in the subject line, put the one word that best describes yourself.
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