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Gravis Law, PLLC · 5 hours ago

Senior Family Law Paralegal

Scottsdale, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$26/hr - $30/hr

5+ years exp

Gravis Law, PLLC is seeking a Senior Family Law Paralegal to join its team in the Scottsdale office. The role involves performing a variety of paralegal and administrative tasks, supporting attorneys with case management, legal research, and client communication.

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Responsibilities

Senior paralegals perform legal assignments with a higher degree of independence and their responsibilities are greater than other legal assistants within the firm

Managing attorney dockets to ensure that all deadlines are met in a timely manner

Reviewing files and conferring with attorneys to discuss the status of the file as well as upcoming deadlines

Assisting attorneys with preparing for client meetings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, pre-trial, trial, etc

Drafting letters, briefs, memorandums, discovery, and other legal documents

Filing and e-filing briefs, memorandums, discovery, and other legal documents

Maintaining client files both electronic and physical files

Communicating with clients on a very regular basis

Conducting legal research and drafting

Efficiently providing top-notch legal products and superior service to clients

Contributes and maintains SOP, forms, and workflow process improvements

Exercise leadership in coordinating the work, training, and mentoring of internal office staff and other admin staff in their area(s) and across other transactional practice areas

Covering the front desk and phones when necessary to ensure that clients and other office visitors receive prompt and professional service

Maintaining a well-respected reputation amongst clients, opposing counsel, Judges, Court staff, and colleagues

All other duties as assigned

Qualification

Paralegal certificate5+ years Paralegal experienceLegal researchMicrosoft OfficeCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsPositive attitudeInterpersonal skills

Required

High school diploma, GED or equivalent education required

Paralegal certificate

5+ years of Paralegal experience

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers

Ability to talk, listen and speak clearly on the phone and through written communications

Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook)

Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service

Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices

Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be substituted