Family Law Paralegal

Lawrenceville Georgia Family Law Firm; Lawrenceville (GA); Remote; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique law firm in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is seeking a skilled family law paralegal with a minimum of five years' experience in Georgia law. You will manage multiple cases, draft essential legal documents, and prepare for trial. This remote position requires strong organizational, writing, and communication skills to ensure client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting.
• Excellent writing, grammar, and proofreading skills.
• Knowledge of Georgia family law, including O.C.G.A. rules.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of 30-50 cases.
• Draft legal documents including DRFA's, motions, and complaints.
• Prepare cases for trial and meet client deadlines.

Skills

Organizational skills

Writing skills

Time-management skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Critical thinking skills

Education

Legal services experience under an attorney in a law firm setting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Case management system

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

We’re seeking a skilled and experienced family law paralegal with at least five years of experience with Georgia law to support our elite legal team. This is a remote position but you have to have prior experience with Georgia family law or you will not be considered. The ideal candidate for this position will use their work experience, writing skills, and organizational skills to manage cases from start to finish. You will draft DRFA's, motions, complaints, answers, and discovery. You will interview clients, e-file documents and prepare cases for trial or mediation. We are looking for an executor who can get quality work done on time and ensure happy clients through communication and excellence!

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of 30-50 cases.

• Draft DRFA - Domestic Financial Relations Affidavit by meeting with clients, reviewing estimations, and finalizing documents with client and attorney approval.

• Draft complaints, answers, petitions, and counterclaims for Georgia divorce and child custody cases with attorney review.

• Draft discovery requests and responses. Meet with clients to review incoming and outgoing responses.

• Manage deadlines and calendar due dates and follow-up

• Ensure that deadlines are never missed and are met in advance of the due date.

• Prepare case for trial by organizing case facts, pleadings, case law, and statutes. The attorney drafts and prepares opening, closing, cross, and witness examinations.

• 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

• Work with lawyers to prepare for trial by conducting research on legal articles, preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, filing motions, and assisting with client meetings

• Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems

• Draft subpoenas and coordinate with process servers

Qualifications

• Knowledge of O.C.G.A. and Uniform Superior Court Rules of Georgia.

• Knowledge of Georgia divorce and custody laws, rules and deadlines for discovery, motions, and pleadings for contempt, child support, divorce, alimony, and child custody.

• Typing a minimum of 50 words per minute accurately.

• Excellent writing, grammar, and proofreading skills.

• Strong old-fashioned work ethic. Arrive on time, work hard, focus on work and not on personal and non-work issues, rarely miss work, and demonstrate professionalism

• Accountability. Honest about small details and big ones. Openly admit mistakes and errors instead of covering them up, making excuses, or blaming others. Learn from mistakes and move on quickly. Learn and grow from your own mistakes as well as the mistakes of others.

• Trustworthy and honest.

• Organized with excellent follow-up. Superior calendar management skills. Note everything on the calendar, especially due dates from clients, attorneys, and the courts. Follow-ups and communicate progress and obstacles.

• Excellent computer skills including case management system, Microsoft Office, and some excel, Must have strong computer skills to work remotely.

• Problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills.

• Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting

Company Description

Small boutique firm that focuses on family law.

Company Description

Small boutique firm that focuses on family law.