Administrative Skills, Customer Support/Service, Customer/Client Research, Detail Oriented, Family Law, Interpersonal Skills, Interviewing Skills, Legal, Legal Briefs, Legal Documents, Legal Research, Organizational Skills, Paralegal, Process Management, Research Skills, Telephone Skills, Time Management
Paralegal Position
We're looking for an organized, detail-oriented, and experienced paralegal to play an important role on our legal team. You'll draft legal documents such as complaints, motions, and affidavits, prepare briefs, conduct legal research for trial preparation, and keep case files and other important information neatly organized and easily accessible. If you're interested in advancing your paralegal career with opportunities for growth, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Conduct interviews with clients to gather information about their legal issues
- Draft subpoenas and coordinate with process servers
- Perform administrative duties such as answering phone calls and keeping our case filing system organized so all documents are readily accessible
- Aid lawyers in trial preparation by preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, conducting research on legal articles, and assisting with client meetings and filing motions
- Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer
Qualifications
- Must have strong interpersonal skills and talent for writing and grammar
- 3+ years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting
- Must have great time-management skills, and organizational skills
- Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education
Compensation $18 - $25 hourly About Foster Law Firm
The Foster Law Firm is one of the premier law firms in the metro Atlanta area. We provide the armor for people fighting for their livelihood, freedom, and future.
We specialize in the areas of Family Law and Criminal Defense, and we have earned a reputation for providing high-quality and effective legal representation in the metro Atlanta area. We earned this by providing clients with the highest standards of diligence, knowledge, professionalism, and by relentlessly fighting for and protecting clients' rights.