Paralegal - Family Law

McKINNON LEGAL

Paralegal - Family Law

Miramar, FL
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Do you love digging into research and helping people? We’re hiring a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing legal documents, filing motions, coordinating law office activity, and conducting legal research. Applicants should be experienced, highly-organized professionals with great attention to detail. If this sounds like a job you’ll love, apply below. Responsibilities: • Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer • Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems • Coordinate law office activity, including the drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers • Help lawyers prepare for trial by preparing and organizing exhibits, assisting with client meetings, filing motions, conducting research on legal articles, and organizing and coordinating witnesses • Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed Qualifications: • At least 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting • Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education • Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar • Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills, and time-management skills • Candidates must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree preferred Compensation: $45,000 - $55,000 yearly

  • Compensation
    $45,000-$55,000 per year