Paralegal - Family Law

A medium-sized law firm that focuses on family law litigation seeks an experienced family law paralegal, 30 - 40 hours per week. The firm is a friendly environment that does high-end family law work while striving to maintain personal life priorities and boundaries. We are located in Cottonwood Heights. The position can be onsite, remote, or mixed. This is not a starting position. Applicant MUST have strong paralegal experience.

Salary

$20 - $35/ hour (based on candidate’s qualifications), retirement matching plan, health insurance, free parking, all court holidays are paid time off, additional paid time off negotiable.

Responsibilities

• Drafting pleadings, motions, and other documents
• Interviewing clients or witnesses and drafting their statements
• Managing case flow, deadlines, discovery, subpoenas, orders, depositions, and final documents of the case
• Effective and friendly communication with clients, courts, and other counsel in difficult situations
• Track all active client matters including: track deadlines, assigned tasks, attorney/staff member assigned to each case and maintain client list
• Serve as a point of contact for the attorneys, clients, and other personnel concerning the cases
• Document preparation including bates stamping, redacting, hyperlinks, etc.
• Organizing virtual files
• Other responsibilities as directed by the attorneys

Qualifications

• Legal experience is a must. You must be familiar with the terminology, documents, and procedures involved in the family law process
• Positive, friendly, and professional attitude
• Ability to stay calm and friendly in the most adversarial of situations
• Ability to follow directions and pay close attention to detail
• Desire to learn, grow, and be a crucial part of a team
• Self-motivated and can work well without supervision
• Anticipates and prepares for deadlines, projects, and disclosures
• Excellent organizational skills
• A high working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, and Acrobat
• Willing to take direction from lead attorney including changing any procedures or organization to fit the needs/preferences of the attorney
• Knowledge of the LGBT community or willingness to learn

Firm Culture

• The attorneys in this firm are friendly and we try to keep tension at a minimum, which is not always easy given the nature of the cases. We strive to create a work-life balance for ourselves and anyone we work with. Therefore, we almost never work during non-working hours and we do not expect a paralegal to either (unless there is an emergent and very rare need, which sometimes does happen).
• The firm has strong opinions that staff should be an integral part of a team and respected as such.
• The firm has a strong reputation for being friendly and cooperative when possible, and when not possible, being sharp and effective in litigation. Therefore, we try to maintain a good attitude and excellent work product at all times.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Free parking
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Ability to Commute:

• Midvale, UT 84047 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Midvale, UT 84047: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Midvale, UT 84047

Salary : $20 - $35