Job description
Category: Legal
Location: Oklahoma City Oklahoma United States
Welcome to The Freelance Firm!
We are a national network of experienced, high-level, freelance attorneys and paralegals who provide remote, on-demand support for both short-term and long-term legal projects for our client law firms.
Due to increased demand, we are now interviewing for a qualified, experienced, and dedicatedOklahoma Family Law Paralegalto provide ongoing support to a busy, growing family law practice.
This client has a substantial existing caseload and is looking for a paralegal who can become a dependable extension of their current team. The opportunity may begin with a more limited workload while the working relationship is established, with the potential to grow toup to 40 hours per week. There may ultimately be a need formultiple paralegalsas the firm continues to grow.
Paralegal Responsibilities:
Provide high-level drafting support for active family law matters
Draft initial disclosures, discovery requests and responses, petitions, responses, protective orders, motions, and other family law pleadings
Assist with organizing and moving active family law cases forward
Communicate directly and professionally with clients regarding case status, outstanding information, documents, and next steps
Provide regular updates regarding file progress
Assist attorneys with case preparation and other substantive family law support
Work collaboratively with the firm's attorneys, paralegals, operations staff, and other team members
Take ownership of assigned work and proactively identify issues, next steps, and opportunities to improve case progression
Paralegal Requirements:
Minimum 5 years of substantive paralegal experience, withstrong direct family law experience
Exceptional drafting ability is a MUST and is the primary requirement for this opportunity
Experience independently drafting substantive family law pleadings, discovery, motions, and related documents
Very strong attention to detailand commitment to producing accurate, polished, high-quality work product
Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
Comfortable making thoughtful suggestions, identifying potential issues, and bringing ideas to the legal team rather than simply waiting for instructions
Ability to work independently while integrating closely with an established legal team
Proactive, responsive, and dependable communicator
Strong client-management skills with the ability to communicate professionally and empathetically with clients navigating difficult and emotional family law matters
Polished and professional demeanor; the firm serves ahigh-end clienteleand places significant importance on the client experience
Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
Professional, respectful, collaborative, and team-oriented
Comfortable receiving feedback and revisions while continuing to develop an understanding of the firm's preferred work product and processes
Experience withMyCase is highly preferred
Candidates with substantive family law writing samples available are strongly preferred
This is an excellent opportunity for a strong family law paralegal looking for a potentially substantial and long-term workload. The client has immediate work available to delegate and is looking to build a trusted relationship with the right professional.
Our Paralegal pay rate starts at$30/hour.
We welcome you to join our established network of legal professionals!
Please respond with your resume and, if available,family law writing samples, and we will contact you for a 30-minute online meeting in the next two days to answer all of your questions about The Freelance Firm and this opportunity.
Resume submissions will be kept in strict confidence.
Please visit our website atto learn more about us and the services we provide!
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