Senior Paralegal
Sullivan Law & Associates has an immediate opening for a Senior Paralegal. Under attorney supervision, the paralegal should have the ability to perform a wide variety of litigation tasks in the area of family law.
The paralegal will assist attorneys in all phases of case development and related proceedings, including: record review and preparation, document organization, legal research, discovery, trial preparation and case management.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated, organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, committed to delivering high-quality work, have excellent written and oral communication skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Job Duties:
- Proactively manage a family law case from beginning to end.
- Communicate and work effectively with attorneys and support staff.
- Establish effective working relationships with clients and keep them informed at all times of case status.
- Draft family law forms, propound, respond and organize discovery and correspondence.
- Prepare for trials, MSC's and hearings, including preparation of trial notebooks, exhibit binders and required pleadings.
- Must have family law experience with knowledge of statutory and local court rules.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree | Experience: 15+ years
Field of Experience:
Certification from accredited paralegal training program. Preferred three years of experience in a family law setting. High degree of accuracy and attention to detail. Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments while delivering consistent, quality work-product. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat and cloud based collaboration software. Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Demonstrated ability to establish constructive working relationships with members of departmental staff by performing duties in a cooperative and helpful manner. Strict adherence to confidentiality is required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: AA degree | Experience: 10 years
Field of Experience:
Preferred two years of experience in a family setting. High degree of accuracy and attention to detail. Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments while delivering consistent, quality work-product. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat. Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Demonstrated ability to establish constructive working relationships with members of departmental staff by performing duties in a cooperative and helpful manner. Strict adherence to confidentiality is required.
Compensation:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Benefits offered to employees include monthly contribution to medical premiums of $3,600.00 annually, 401k, Profit Sharing and Cash Balance Plan after one year with the firm, bonus structure of 20% of average billed rate of every hour billed over 1,547 hours - pro-rated and a work from home stipend of $1,200 annually.
