Location: Mt Pleasant,SC, USA
Do you love digging into research and helping people? We're hiring a paralegal to assist our legal team in preparing legal documents, filing motions, coordinating law office activity, and conducting legal research. Applicants should be experienced, highly organized professionals with great attention to detail. If this sounds like a job you'll love, apply below. Responsibilities: • Coordinate law office activity, including drafting 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 • Take care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining an organized filing system for all legal documents • Conduct interviews with clients to gather information about their legal issues • Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings such as complaints, interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits, under the supervision of a lawyer Qualifications: • At least 4 years of family law experience • Prior work or studies in criminal justice preferred • Active member of the ABA (American Bar Association) • Ability to successfully represent both plaintiff and defendant sides of a case • Candidates should be great negotiators and communicators, specifically in situations when emotions and stress are high Compensation: $18 - $30 hourly DOE
• Coordinate law office activity, including drafting 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 • Take care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining an organized filing system for all legal documents • Conduct interviews with clients to gather information about their legal issues • Prepare legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings such as complaints, interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits, under the supervision of a lawyer