Family Law Litigation Paralegal

We are a boutique Family Law and Immigration Law Firm with an immediate opening in our office for a full-time Family Law Litigation Paralegal. This position will have the opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects and gain valuable experience. Paralegals work a hybrid schedule, working from home some days and working in the office on other days. We are looking for someone who will thrive with our dedicated team. If you are a motivated individual with excellent communication skills, we would love to talk to you about our work.

Our firm offers a competitive salary and benefits, including vacation time, sick leave, employer subsidized health and dental insurance, vision insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Paralegal responsibilities will include:

• Assist attorneys in all phases of family law litigation, including divorce, child custody, property settlements, and marital agreements.
• Perform regular audits of workflow, calendaring, and the Register of Actions to prevent missed deadlines or tasks.
• Communicate with the Court, Opposing Counsel, Clients, and Experts with professionalism and civility.
• Organize and maintain clients’ electronic files.
• Conduct legal research, maintain attorney calendars, stay on top of court deadlines, and serve as a liaison between Clients and Attorneys.
• Draft legal forms and pleadings, arrange court filings, and coordinate service of process.
• Assist with discovery, including document collection, document review, and document production.
• Help attorneys prepare for trials, depositions, MSCs, and hearings by preparing pleadings, trial notes, exhibit binders, and hearing materials.
• Proactively monitor case progression and identify upcoming tasks, deadlines, and strategic needs before they become urgent.
• Anticipate attorney and case needs several steps in advance by recognizing patterns in litigation flow, upcoming procedural requirements, and likely next actions in each matter.
• Independently identify issues, bottlenecks, or incomplete tasks within a case file and take initiative to address them or bring them to the attorney’s attention without requiring constant direction.
• Maintain a high level of ownership and accountability over assigned cases, ensuring matters continue moving forward efficiently and proactively.

Experience

• At least 2 years of Paralegal experience in Family Law and discovery work-up is required.
• California Paralegal Certificate (preferred but not required — please do not let this keep you from applying).
• Experience with high-asset cases and familiarity with the local rules and courts in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties is preferred.
• Proficiency with Asana, Slack, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) is REQUIRED.
• Experience with Google Workspace or Gmail, Dropbox, MyCase, DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and Zoom is REQUIRED.
• Ability to quickly execute tasks at the Attorney’s request without grammatical errors or typos while also ensuring proper font and font size consistency.
• Ability to speak Korean or Spanish (preferred but not required — please do not let this keep you from applying).
• A suitable candidate must be highly productive and responsive, work well within a team, quickly multitask and prioritize multiple assignments and deadlines, and possess excellent writing, editing, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
• The ideal candidate is highly proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of operating with minimal supervision while keeping Attorneys informed and ahead of deadlines, issues, and developments within their cases.

Expected compensation is between $35.00/Hour - $40.00/Hour depending on the candidate’s experience. Where you fall within this range is dependent on experience, seniority, and demonstrated role ability during the interview process.

Please email your resume and cover letter to yeheun@janicecholaw.com with the subject line: [PARALEGAL APPLICATION: Your Full Name]. **No application accepted on Handshake Platform.