Senior Family Law Paralegal

Children First Family Law, PC
• Arvada , CO , US

Posted a day ago

Children First Family Law, PC, is looking to hire a family law paralegal with at least 5-10+ years of experience in family law whose values align with those of our company.

We are looking to expand our team to protect more children and support more families. The Senior Family Law Paralegal provides advanced legal, administrative, and litigation support to attorneys in complex domestic relations matters in Colorado. This role requires substantial independent judgment, deep knowledge of Colorado family law statutes and procedures, and the ability to manage a high-volume caseload involving dissolution of marriage, allocation of parental responsibilities, post-decree litigation, protection orders, complex financial cases, and contested evidentiary hearings.

Are you a confident, skilled, empathetic, and compassionate family law paralegal who is dedicated to making a positive impact in family law? Is your priority the children's well-being, and are you committed to equipping families to flourish despite their broken situations? Do you thrive in a collaborative team environment? Are you confident in managing your workload independently?

Are you a strong self-starter who takes initiative in pushing cases forward well and can juggle a heavy caseload? Are you flexible in a highly fluid work environment with many competing demands? Are you organized, efficient, detail-oriented, and do you excel at supporting attorneys and clients with professionalism and care? Are you passionate about learning, and are you eager to contribute to a team committed to doing better by children?

If you answered "yes" to all of the above, and if you meet the qualifications listed below, then we would encourage you to apply!

If you do not have this experience noted on your CV, do not provide a cover letter that is specific to our firm, and do not complete all requested application items, then we will not be considering your application or providing a response.

• Salary: $70,000 - $100,000, commensurate with experience.
• Health Insurance: Generous health coverage, including dental and vision options.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO package and paid holidays.
• Retirement Benefits. Including employer contributions.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing learning and growth.
• Work Environment: Fully remote position with in-person options as needed. Supportive, team-oriented culture with regular firm retreats and focus on work/life balance.

The senior paralegal serves as a subject-matter resource for the firm, mentors junior staff, and frequently acts as the primary point of contact for clients, experts, and court personnel.
As a Senior Family Law Paralegal at Children First Family Law, PC, your responsibilities will include:

• Manage full lifecycle of domestic relations cases (pre-filing through permanent orders and post-decree).
• Conduct detailed client intakes, gather preliminary information, and assist in identifying case strategy and needs.
• Serve as primary liaison for clients, providing updates, information requests, and procedural guidance.
• Track deadlines under the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure (C.R.C.P.), Colorado Rules of Evidence, and local district court practices.
• Maintain and organize digital case files, pleadings, discovery responses, expert reports, and correspondence.

Draft high-level family law pleadings with minimal supervision, including:

• Separation Agreements and Parenting Plans.
• Certificates of Compliance and Mandatory Disclosures under C.R.C.P. 16.2.
• Discovery requests and responses (Interrogatories, Admissions, Production).
• Proposed Parenting Time schedules, decision-making provisions, and restrictions.
• Motions (e.g., to Restrict Parenting Time, to Modify Orders, to Continue, to Compel).
• Pre-trial filings, trial management orders, witness/exhibit lists.
• Prepare comprehensive financial disclosures, including support worksheets.
• Draft and assemble trial notebooks, exhibit binders, and evidentiary packets for hearings.

• Assist attorneys in preparation for mediation, settlement conferences, and contested hearings.
• Conduct factual and legal research, including statutory, case law, and local court practice research.
• Prepare timelines, issue charts, summaries of evidence, and demonstrative exhibits.
• Support attorneys at trial: exhibit management, witness coordination, and note-taking for evidentiary issues.

• Parenting Coordinators and Decision-Makers.
• Substance-use evaluators, DVOMB evaluators, and mental health professionals.
• Business valuation experts, forensic accountants, appraisers.

• Independently manage discovery workflows, including drafting, organizing, reviewing, and summarizing large sets of evidence, such as financial records, Digital communication records (OFW, emails, texts), and medical,…