Oregon Family Law Senior Paralegal

Gevurtz Menashe is a dedicated law firm offering family law and estate planning services in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. For over 40 years, we have built a practice that is centered around our core belief that quality care for our clients produces the best outcomes when paired with our expertise in the law. At Gevurtz Menashe, we work as a team to support our clients, are fully engaged with one another and have high expectations of ourselves and each other in a fully collaborative and committed environment. 

Core Objectives:

• Attorney Assistance. Utilize strong work ethic, amassed knowledge of local and state rules, and expertise with basic legal proceedings, complimented by the ability to assist with court processes to provide legal assistance to Attorneys in our Family Law practice. 
• Client Experience. Provide excellent care to our clients from the start of a case to the end, by executing and meeting project deadlines to support the client experience in the Family Law Department. 
• Firm Initiatives. Supports Firm initiatives by provide mentorship and training to Paralegals by coordinating and delegating projects as well as overseeing the outcomes.

Typical Tasks:

What follows is a sample list of responsibilities in this role. This list is not intended to be exclusive but will identify some typical day-to-day tasks and projects.

Attorney Assistance

• Provide case-management assistance including tracking case deadlines. 
• Drafting and preparation of necessary case-related pleadings  or other documents including Asset and Liability Statements,      Mediation/Trial/Hearing Memorandums, demonstrative exhibits, Parent Evaluation Notebooks.
• Provide coverage for other Senior Paralegals during absences or overloads.
• Research and pull statutes, rules, cases, legislative histories, etc.

Client Experience:

• Maintain working knowledge of the status of discovery.
• Assist with case coverage during Paralegal/Senior Paralegal absences.
• Assist clients by troubleshooting questions/problems when Attorney is unavailable.
• Communicating directly with clients and other professionals, verbally and in writing, to assist in providing case-related documents.
• Working directly with clients to complete forms and pleadings.

Firm Initiatives:

• Providing support to assist with firm goals and objectives being met in a timely manner.
• Assisting your team members to prepare files to be closed, prepare post-judgment or post-agreement checklists for clients and Attorneys.
• Use program timers to accurate track time spent on project and enter time into billing system each day.
• Provide mentorship to Family Law Paralegals and Senior Paralegals.
• Assist in training and implementation of technology systems for Family Law Department (i.e., e-discovery platform).
• Participate in internal education opportunities, development trainings, and department meetings.
• Represent the Firm in legal and community events and activities.
• Participate in Firm committees, events, and socials.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of Family Law experience with demonstration of necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Demonstrated ability to proactively and independently anticipate and attend to case needs and coordinate workflow with Attorneys and/or other team members.
• Experience which enables independent assessment of, and contribution to, the development of case strategy, including working independently and proactively come up with strategic moves and anticipation of next steps. 
• Specialized knowledge related to division of assets (real property, retirement, investments, stocks, life insurance, business formation documents, trust and estate documents, etc.) and the tax implications thereof.
• Experience reading and interpreting tax returns, K1s, and other asset statements.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, all stages of family law litigation and case-specific court processes and procedures, including local and state rules and terminology.
• Ability to adhere to established processes and procedures to collect, store, and maintain organized digital case files.
• Ability to exercise and maintain a high level of confidentiality, discretion, judgment, and professionalism.
• Dedicated, positive, committed team player, but with ability to work independently as well.
• Must be detail-oriented, able to think critically and set high standards for accuracy in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills are required with adaptability and the ability to change plans as needed. 
• Possess effective and professional communication abilities, both verbally and in writing, in order to accurately and efficiently execute projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects by self-prioritizing and follow-through in a fast-paced team environment and remain calm under stress.
• Must exhibit commitment to integrity and excellence.
• Comfortable developing interpersonal relationships with Attorneys and staff members. 
• Must have demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams.
• Comfortable with technology and able to quickly learn new tools to include: Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Power Point, Adobe, Metro Fax, Caret Legal, and Net Documents and e-discovery platforms.

Gevurtz Menashe, P.C is an equal opportunity employer.