Family Law Paralegal

SMITH | STRONG, PLC

Family Law & Litigation Paralegal and Client Services Specialist Position (Vets Welcome!)

(West End of Richmond, VA)

Thank you for your interest in the Family Law & Litigation Paralegal and Client Services Specialist Position with Smith Strong, PLC, a family law and estate planning firm (divorce, custody, estate planning matters, estate litigation) headquartered in Richmond at 8411 Patterson Avenue, Henrico, VA at the intersection of Patterson and Parham. This job is not for everyone, however, it will be the "perfect" job for someone.

We are losing our wonderful staff member as he leaves to attend law school.

Start Date:

As soon as we find the perfect person [so that can be right away, or if your current employer needs more time, we’ll work with you and train you thoroughly.]

Description:

We need a self-starter. We need someone that is disciplined and can execute a busy schedule with ease, and thrives on the pace of a busy law office. We also need someone that is independent and can run with a project until it is completed, problem solved. Solutions oriented candidates are welcome. You will work, each weekday, with the following people: current clients, past clients, potential clients, referral sources, attorneys, court staff, paralegals.

You must love the telephone and email as many of the tasks for this position center around communicating (well) to people over the phone and by email. You will work directly for a family law and litigation attorney (learn more about the firm at ).

Work Days: 8:30 to 5:00 (business hours) Monday-Friday

Pay: $25.00 to 35.00+/hour, with benefits (healthcare, retirement, continuing education), year-end bonuses beginning at $4,500.00 and up. (higher hourly rates available for highly qualified candidates, certainly rapid pay increases and bonuses for the selected candidate.)

Dress:
Professional, polished look. No casual Fridays, but we take incredible lunch adventures on occasion, so, most people also keep sneakers in their trunk, just in case. We are taking the whole firm from 3-5PM for an outing this Friday, you just never know.

Preferred Qualifications:

Highly organized. Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but not required. Without a college degree, experience such as office manager, assistant, former military, sales positions, law firm, or corporate professional encouraged. Computer proficient, of course. Personable. Welcoming. Punctual. Dependable. Very comfortable writing, editing and ensuring details are just right. Eager to learn. Eager to help clients. LOVES TO BE BUSY. Detail-oriented with the ability to manage a variety of tasks from a variety of different sources (clients, courts, staff).

About the Job:
Please note below a detailed description of tasks:

Interaction with new and current clients, weekly huddles with our entire family law team, so you are trained when you start and support continues each week.

Daily work will involve live scheduling, extensive email follow up & phone reminders, phone response to inquiries, responding to billing questions, communication with the public, and generally keeping clients happy and informed about the progress of their case by interacting with clients in a consistently helpful, informative, and positive manner. Preparing detailed pleadings and discovery (we’ll train you). Meeting with attorney and clients to prepare family law and litigation cases.

Attending those hearings as you desire for training purposes.

Administrative tasks:

Specifically, work will involve coordinating meetings for attorney and other paralegals, preparing trial notebooks, sending out periodic mailings, organizing pleadings and dictations, organizing client files, calling court clerks, following up with referrals, assisting with case preparation, and other duties as assigned.

Incredible opportunity to work directly with our family law and litigation team.

Please submit your cover letter, resume, [optional: references and unofficial transcript]

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