Experienced Family Law Paralegal

Pay: $85,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a well-respected, busy family law practice where your work directly impacts clients during pivotal life moments
• Step into a true paralegal role (not administrative) with meaningful responsibility and high-level casework
• Work on a wide range of matters from uncontested cases to complex litigation, trials, mediations, arbitrations, and appeals
• Stable, long-term opportunity in a collegial environment that values professionalism, empathy, and balance
• Competitive base salary plus bonus potential and strong benefits

Location: On-site in Needham, MA to start, with the ability to work remotely one day per week once youre established.

Note: Must have 3+ years of high-level family law paralegal experience (ideally Massachusetts). This team cannot train someone up from a legal assistant or administrative background.

About Our Client

Our client is a boutique divorce and family law firm known for handling emotionally and financially complex domestic relations matters with integrity, professionalism, and a client-first approach. They are collaborative, high-performing, and proud of their reputation for strong advocacy and compassionate counsel.

Job Description

• Draft detailed and complex family law financial statements
• Draft complaints, motions, and supporting documents for domestic relations matters
• Prepare and manage discovery, including drafting responses and organizing productions
• Draft and issue subpoenas and coordinate records collection
• Support motion practice, e-filing, and court deadline management
• Assist with trial preparation, exhibits, witness materials, and hearing logistics
• Communicate directly with clients with professionalism, empathy, and responsiveness
• Partner closely with attorneys to keep cases moving efficiently and accurately

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a family law paralegal handling substantive work (not primarily administrative support)
• Strong drafting experience with financial statements, discovery, pleadings, and subpoenas
• Motion practice support experience, including e-filing and trial prep
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and deadline management
• Confident client-facing communication style with empathy and professionalism
• Massachusetts family law experience strongly preferred (may consider comparable state experience if laws/processes are similar)

Why You Will Love Working Here

• Collegial team environment with experienced attorneys and strong internal support
• High-quality work and steady workflow without a chaotic culture
• A firm that values balance, professionalism, and treating people well
• Clear expectations and autonomy for an experienced paralegal who can own their work
• Competitive benefits package including health, disability, and life insurance, pre-tax health savings plans, 401k with employer contribution, and paid time off

JPC-654

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-haves: 2+ yrs family law paralegal exp (Legal Assistants okay as long as they did Paralegal work), Preferred: trial prep exp.

• Additional context: Relocation- [for right person]. Packages - [no]

Submissions Name / Sally / [email protected]

Quick Recruiter Reference (Internal Summary)

Needham, MA boutique family law firm hiring an experienced Family Law Paralegal (3+ years). Heavy drafting and litigation support: complex financial statements, pleadings, discovery, subpoenas, motion practice, e-filing, and trial prep with significant client interaction. On-site initially, then 1 day/week remote after established; target base $85k–$105k plus bonus and benefits.

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• Client job title: Experienced Family Law Paralegal

• Location: Needham, MA

• On-site, hybrid, remote: On-site

• Experience: 2

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Family Law Paralegal, Divorce Paralegal, Domestic Relations Paralegal, Litigation Paralegal (Family Law), Senior Paralegal (Family Law), Matrimonial Paralegal, Family Law Legal Assistant (only if truly substantive), Trial Prep, Discovery, Subpoenas, Financial Statements, Motion Practice, E-filing, Probate and Family Court, Appeals (Family)

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): Mid fam law par, close to Boston