Senior Paralegal Family & Criminal Law | Full-Time | Hybrid

The Staff Pad is proud to partner with
a reputed client focused law firm in Denver, CO and we are seeking an
experienced Senior Paralegal to support growing family law and criminal law
practices.

In this role you will be working
closely with attorneys, communicating with clients, managing deadlines,
preparing legal documents, and helping matters move efficiently from opening
through resolution.

If you have strong knowledge of
Colorado court procedures, and the ability to independently manage complex
legal matters from intake through resolution, this is the opportunity for you

Schedule:
Full-Time | Hybrid (Regular In-Office Collaboration) | Denver Metro Preferred

What
You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Support attorneys handling active family law
  and/or criminal law matters
  
• Manage case files from opening through resolution
  
• Prepare, organize, and file pleadings, motions,
  notices, disclosures, and other legal documents
  
• Manage Colorado state court e-filing and
  court-specific filing requirements
  
• Calendar hearings, filing deadlines, discovery
  deadlines, and other case milestones
  
• Monitor court orders, notices, and case
  developments
  
• Draft correspondence, discovery requests and responses,
  subpoenas, affidavits, chronologies, and case summaries
  
• Organize and review financial records, discovery
  materials, exhibits, evidence, and client documents
  
• Prepare attorneys for hearings, mediations,
  depositions, settlement conferences, and trials
  
• Assemble exhibit notebooks, hearing materials,
  witness files, and trial binders
  
• Communicate regularly with clients regarding
  documents, deadlines, scheduling, and case status
  
• Coordinate with courts, opposing counsel, experts,
  witnesses, law enforcement agencies, and other outside parties
  
• Help identify missing information, deadlines, and
  matters requiring immediate attention
  
• Enter time accurately and promptly in accordance
  with firm billing procedures
  
• Help maintain organized, complete, and current
  electronic case files
  
• Work collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals,
  legal assistants, and firm leadership
  
• Mentor or provide guidance to less-experienced
  support staff when appropriate
  

What
We’re Looking For

Candidates with family law, criminal
law, or both are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications & Experience

• A paralegal certificate or relevant degree
  
• 5+ years of paralegal experience with significant
  family law and/or criminal law experience
  
• Experience supporting attorneys in Colorado state
  courts
  
• Experience independently managing a busy caseload
  
• Experience with discovery and preparing cases for
  hearings and trials
  
• Experience with Colorado e-filing systems, legal
  practice-management, document management and time keeping systems
  
• Experience handling complex family law discovery
  and criminal case evidence
  
• Experience mentoring junior paralegals or legal
  assistants
  
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys
  simultaneously
  

Additional Skills & Attributes

• Strong understanding of court filing procedures
  and litigation deadlines
  
• Strong drafting, editing, proofreading, and
  document-preparation skills
  
• Strong calendaring deadline-management, written
  and verbal communication skills
  
• Detail-oriented professional with strong
  follow-through and a collaborative, team-first approach
  
• The ability to prioritize urgent matters while
  managing long-term deadlines
  
• Sound judgment and the ability to recognize when
  an issue should be escalated to an attorney
  
• Comfort working in a performance-oriented
  environment with billable-hour expectations
  

What
You Can Expect

Compensation
and Benefits

• Base salary (depending on experience)
  
• Bonus opportunity based on billable hours and team
  collections
  
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance + 401(k)
  plan
  

Performance Bonus

In addition to base salary, this role
offers a performance-based bonus based on:

• Individual billable-hour performance
  
• Timely and accurate time entry
  
• Team collections rate
  
• Overall performance and compliance with firm
  expectations
  

Join a growing legal
team where experienced paralegals are trusted with meaningful responsibility
and make a direct impact on client outcomes.

If you're ready to bring your expertise to a
fast-paced legal environment where your organization, initiative, and attention
to detail will make a lasting difference, we'd love to hear from you.