Paralegal - Family Law

Mckinnon Legal - Miramar, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Miramar, FL

About the position

The paralegal position at McKINNON LEGAL involves supporting the legal team in various tasks such as preparing legal documents, conducting legal research, and coordinating law office activities. The role is essential for ensuring that the legal processes run smoothly and efficiently, particularly in family litigation cases.

Responsibilities

• Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer.
• Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems.
• Coordinate law office activity, including the drafting of subpoenas and coordinating with process servers.
• Help lawyers prepare for trial by preparing and organizing exhibits, assisting with client meetings, filing motions, conducting research on legal articles, and organizing and coordinating witnesses.
• Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and perform other administrative duties as needed.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in legal services under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting.
• Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar.
• Candidates should possess high-level organizational skills and time-management skills.
• Candidates must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate's degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor's degree preferred.