Divorce is tough, but we are tougher. Our philosophy is family-first. The foundation of our practice is and always has been family law. Over the years, our practice areas have expanded to include trusts and estates, corporate tax, adoption, mediation, entertainment law and more. Our main office is located at 105 S. Main St. Monroe North Carolina. We also have additional offices in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Monroe, North Carolina; and in Cornelius, North Carolina.
The Paralegal provides support to their lawyer(s) to ensure litigation calendar is managed, drafting documents, filing motions, interviewing clients as well as assisting in day-to-day operations of the law firm. This position requires an intelligent, flexible, proactive, organized and independent person who will engage in Paralegal duties and take the bull by the horns.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Prepares and sends enclosure memos to clients
- Saves client documents and pleadings to file
- Creates new client files
- Assist with trial preparation
- Assist with closing client files
- Calendar reminders
- Client filing
- Name changes
- Hard file organization
- Discovery: document production
- Discovery: responses with objections
- Discovery: Organization and identifying missing documents
- Discover: rule 45 letters
- Create and issue subpoenas
- Deposition and scheduling notice
- Child support calculations
- Financial Affidavit (short & long form)
Outstanding candidates will also have:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience
- Detail oriented
- Possess excellent writing, communication, organization and computer skills
- Be proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
- Multi-task: kick ass efficiently and prioritize with an appropriate sense of urgency
- Be creative
- Know their “why” and understand ours
Excellent benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, PTO, 401K with an employer match and paid holidays. The work schedule is as follows: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.