Family Law Litigation Paralegal
Key Responsibilities
Case Management & Client Support
- Manage family law case files from intake through resolution, including dissolution, custody, support, and domestic violence matters.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, providing updates, gathering information, and supporting them through sensitive situations.
- Conduct initial interviews, prepare questionnaires, and organize case chronology and supporting documentation.
Litigation Support
- Draft, revise, and finalize pleadings, motions, affidavits, discovery requests/responses, subpoenas, and pre‑trial filings.
- Coordinate service of process, filings with the court, and compliance with local rules and deadlines.
- Prepare trial notebooks, exhibit lists, witness lists, and hearing binders.
- Assist attorneys with hearing and trial preparation, including scheduling, calendaring, and coordinating witnesses.
Document Preparation & Legal Research
- Draft settlement proposals, parenting plans, financial disclosures, asset/debt summaries, and case evaluations.
- Conduct legal research related to statutes, case law, and procedural rules relevant to family law and litigation.
- Review and analyze financial documents, custody evaluations, expert reports, medical records, discovery materials, and court orders.
Administrative & Practice Support
- Maintain organized digital and physical case files aligned with internal procedures.
- Monitor docket deadlines, hearings, mediation dates, and court schedules.
- Communicate professionally with clients, courts, opposing counsel, experts, and third‑party agencies.
- Assist with billing entries, time tracking, and client correspondence.
Required Qualifications
- 3-5+ years of hands-on family law paralegal experience, including litigation support.
- Strong knowledge of family court procedures, filing rules, and litigation timelines.
- Exceptional writing, proofreading, and communication skills.
- Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive matters with discretion.
- Proficiency in family law software, e‑filing platforms, and document management tools.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to review and interpret financial and legal documents.
- Highly organized, detail‑focused, and capable of managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
