Family Law Paralegal

The Family Law Paralegal provides comprehensive legal and administrative support to attorneys handling family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, equitable distribution, domestic violence cases, adoption, and post-separation disputes. The successful candidate will possess strong organizational skills, experience with family law procedures, and proficiency in Clio Manage to support case management, document preparation, and client communications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage a high-volume family law caseload under attorney supervision.
• Maintain accurate case files and ensure all documents are properly organized within Clio Manage.
• Track deadlines, court appearances, mediation dates, and statutory filing requirements, and maintain an up-to-date calendar.
• Monitor task lists and workflows to ensure timely case progression.
• Maintain electronic and physical client files in accordance with firm policies, both within Clio Manage and in hard-copy format.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients.
• Schedule client meetings, consultations, mediations, depositions, and court appearances.
• Draft, prepare, and electronically file legal documents through state and county e-filing systems.
• Proofread legal documents for accuracy, grammar, formatting, and compliance with court rules.
• Prepare exhibit notebooks and hearing/trial materials.
• Collect, organize, and analyze financial documentation.
• Prepare discovery requests, responses, and supplemental materials, and maintain discovery tracking logs.
• Summarize financial records, bank statements, tax returns, and employment records.
• Assist attorneys with preparation for depositions, mediations, settlement conferences, hearings, and trials.
• Ensure compliance with local court rules and filing requirements.
• Track service deadlines and coordinate service of process.
• Accurately record billable and non-billable time entries in Clio Manage.

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• CLIO: 1 year (Required)
• Family law: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person