Family Law Paralegal - ORL 0334

About the role

The Family Law Paralegal plays a crucial role in supporting the Family Law practice group and boosting attorney efficiency by managing information and aiding in the delivery of legal services, including client interactions. This position demands a proactive attitude to ensure tasks are completed on time, exceptional organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and the ability to excel in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. The Paralegal will be expected to track and record their own billable time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience, including reading and organizing financial documents, such as tax returns, bank statements, etc.
• Associate degree and/or Paralegal Certificate preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Bill and enter own time daily
• Assist in drafting legal documents including, but not limited to, pleadings, petitions, motions, notices, discovery, third-party subpoenas, final judgments, financial affidavits, charging liens, responses, objections, answer, and correspondence to opposing counsel, experts, the court, third parties, mediators, etc.
• Input information into various file databases
• Review incoming and outgoing discovery documents and prepare summary for same
• Review incoming discovery for compliance
• Redact documents for compliance
• Stay on top of ever-changing rules and procedures
• Maintain and update client files, including but not limited to Production Control Logs (PCL) and pleadings indexes
• Assist with determining and calculating alimony
• Calculate Child Support Guidelines, including but not limited to retro, current, arrears, and step-down
• Prepare Equitable Distribution Worksheets
• Conduct legal research, analyze results, and prepare synopsis
• Caselaw research using Westlaw
• Research property documents using official court records and the property appraiser's website
• Prepare various charts and summaries for any topic requested by attorney
• Review, organize and coordinate detailed and complex document productions and trial/hearing notebooks
• Interact with all parties, counsel, mediators, experts (financial, psychological, etc.), court reporters, process servers and respond to any corresponding inquires
• Schedule mediations, depositions, hearings, trials, misc. meetings, phone calls, etc., coordinating same with various parties involved
• Calendaring deadlines and staying on top of same
• Coordinate deliveries of exhibits, binders, caselaw, etc. to the Courthouse using Business Express
• Research using SunBiz for client businesses, opposing party businesses, and registered agent/mailing address for subpoenas
• Research opposing party (and sometimes our client) on social media platforms
• Assist with client Firm invoices and client payments of same
• Review, edit, and submit attorney paperless proformas
• Schedule hearings using the Court's ai calendar system, JACS, JAWS, etc.
• Assist attorneys in preparation for meetings, hearings, depositions, mediations, and trials
• Prepare and e-file documents at the State level and follow up on all filings
• Review attorney inbox for important emails
• Draft response emails for attorney
• Research and pull relevant documents, proofread documents, and organize exhibits in preparation of a motion filing
• Ability to manage information through various firm databases, including but not limited to MS Word, Excel, i-Manage, OneDrive, DropBox, Family Law Software, DPA, and other platforms
• Assist client's in setting up new accounts with the DOR
• Assist with vendor invoices, as needed
• Assist with potential new clients, as needed
• Occasionally enter attorney billing entries
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized health insurance premiums
• Firm paid HSA contributions ranging from $600 and $1,200 annually
• Firm pays 100% of employee only premium for dental and vision insurance and provides inexpensive options for dependents
• Tax advantaged account options like Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
• Life Insurance, paid by the Firm
• Long-Term Disability Insurance, paid by the Firm
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 11 paid holidays (in 2026)
• Generous PTO for full-time employees
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) options from day one. Eligible for discretionary Firm matching contribution.