Family Practice Group – Litigation Paralegal
The Hemmat Law Group is seeking a new litigation paralegal to join our family law practice group.
Our paperless firm was founded in 1994 by Steven Amir Hemmat, a former DOJ trial attorney. In recent years, our firm has been expanding and taking advantage of the remote work era and cloud functionality – allowing us to bring our services to far more clients than ever before.
Our family law practice has found a niche in the Pacific Northwest’s most complicated and high conflict separations, custody disputes, and high asset matters. We have particular experience with anti-fraud investigations and large business divisions – representing and opposing executives and business leaders during the hardest times of their lives.
Successful candidates will work side by side with our frontline litigation team to achieve the objectives of our clients. Applicants must have a strong bias towards action and proactivity, and must be willing to ask questions at all times.
Our Management Ethos:
Hemmat Law Management believes that the key to a successful and prosperous practice is the team that comprises it. As a staffer, you will be respected as a practice professional that you are. You will be encouraged to use firm resources developing your skills and seeking new opportunities, and ongoing career advancement and regular pay raises are baked into our progression model.
Further, you are expected to regularly criticize our Management team in their administration of our office. Our Firm can only thrive if ideas from numerous internal stakeholders are taken seriously, and we envision you as part of that effort.
Responsibilities & Core Job Functions
- Draft correspondence and motions practice documents from scratch.
- Coordinate document drafting and juggle signature requests across a dynamic team.
- Manage discovery and prepare responses to same.
- Be highly responsive to internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare for mediations, assemble trial notebooks, and general exhibit management.
- Deliver working copies to courts and clerks.
- Calendar Management and scheduling.
- Manage high volumes of tasks and projects.
- Meet billable hours targets and other performance metrics.
- React with appropriate urgency to situations and events that require a quick response or turnaround.
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, integrity, and discretion in handling confidential information.
How to Learn Here:
You are never expected to know everything. However, you are expected to ask as many questions as possible to learn on the job. Management, your coworkers, and your team writ large depend on your ability to speak up and ask for the support you rightly deserve. Never feel hesitant to ask for help or to get the perspective of your team members on a challenging issue.
Applicants must seek proactivity, and are entrusted to manage guidelines and achieve objectives as they see fit. Applicants who value supportive autonomy with thrive.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years’ experience in Family Law litigation support.
- Experience utilizing Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat in a professional environment.
- Experience managing a high volume of requests and competing deadlines.
- Strong desire and aptitude for process improvements.
- Strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Ability to demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Experience collaborating with a decentralized organization on Microsoft Teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree in administration, paralegal sciences, or another field or;
- Certificate of Paralegal studies from an accredited institution.
- Experience with Clio Management Suite, DropBox, and MyPleadings.
- Experience dealing with good people at their worst.
We Would be Particularly Happy With:
- Financial or other bookkeeping experience;
- Knowledge of business anti-fraud analytics or investigative experience;
- International management and/or government experience.
Pay & Benefits
Competitive Compensation of $65,000 – $85,000, commensurate with experience and ability.
- A supportive and friendly office environment geared towards developing the skills of our team.
- 401(k): 100% employer matching up to 6% of Salary.
- 10 Company Holidays, unstructured PTO that you are encouraged to use.
- Life, Dental, Vision, and Health Insurance.
- FSA and other tax advantaged savings tools.
- Performance based bonus programs & EOY bonuses.
- Tuition benefits and sponsorship programs ($5,000 + / yr).
- State of the art resources, technology, and support.
Ancillary Benefits:
- Firm issued take-home laptop.
- At-home office setup assistance.
- Professional headshot for your personal use.
- Remote and Hybrid working environment, in accordance with your preferences.
- Casual office dress code and environment (when not client-facing).
- Plentiful office snacks and beverages.
- We know how to convert Word to PDF.
Our Interview Process:
Once you submit your application, expect a response in 2-4 business days indicating whether we think an interview would be a good fit. You will then navigate two or three rounds of interviews with the Legal Operations director, a fellow paralegal, and our CEO, respectively. If accepted, a detailed offer will be delivered via email.
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