Paralegal – Family Law
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Peru
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Salary
💰 $1,230 - $1,235 per month
About the role
- Communicate professionally with clients regarding case updates, document needs, deadlines, and next steps.
- Maintain confidentiality, empathy, and professionalism in sensitive family law matters.
- Gather information for declarations, discovery responses, and case development.
- Draft, edit, and format legal documents including motions, pleadings, declarations, discovery requests and responses.
- Prepare specialized filings such as an "Emotion for Reconsideration" (writing sample may be requested).
- Follow attorneys' formatting style, tone, and guidelines.
- Prepare accurate, organized documents for California courts.
- Propound and respond to discovery requests: form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions.
- Identify, collect, and organize documents using client checklists and notes.
- Track deadlines to ensure accurate and timely discovery submissions.
- Understand document requirements for divorce, custody, child support, and family law matters.
- Assist attorneys in hearing, mediation, and settlement preparation.
- Maintain organized digital case files.
- Track deadlines, court dates, and follow-ups using legal task systems.
- Ensure quality control of outgoing legal documents.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat.
- Ability to learn AI-based legal tools and practice management platforms.
- Adaptable to evolving workflows and tools.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years as a Family Law Paralegal.
- Strong knowledge of California family law procedures preferred.
- Advanced legal writing and formatting skills (writing samples required).
- Experience drafting motions, pleadings, declarations, discovery, and court-ready documents.
- Proficient in discovery procedures.
- Strong technical skills with MS Office and legal document tools.
- Ability to follow checklists, attorney instructions, and SOPs accurately.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication.
- Openness to feedback and desire to improve.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Proactive, resourceful, and able to work independently.
- Adaptable to fast-paced legal environments.
- Strong professionalism, confidentiality, and reliability.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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