Paralegal - Family Law
About The Position
Mayersohn Law Group, P.A. is hiring an experienced, client-centered Family Law Paralegal to support its growing Family Law practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is an onsite role working closely with attorneys and clients on divorce, paternity, timesharing and custody, child support, alimony, financial disclosure, and related Florida family-law matters. The role calls for a proactive, dependable, detail-oriented professional who can manage a busy caseload with minimal supervision, communicate empathetically, meet firm deadlines, maintain accurate documentation and confidentiality, and deliver a high standard of client service. The paralegal prepares and organizes legal documents, supports case discovery and financial disclosures, maintains case files and deadlines, and coordinates Florida e-filings, service, and related case logistics. The role also involves client communication, preparation for hearings and other proceedings, and use of case-management, office, and document tools. The successful candidate will meet established monthly billable-hour and performance expectations.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of hands-on Florida family-law paralegal experience.
- Experience supporting divorce or dissolution, custody or timesharing, paternity, child support, alimony, and/or related family-law matters.
- Experience drafting family-law documents and assisting with discovery, financial disclosures, case management, and hearing preparation.
- Strong working knowledge of Florida court filing procedures and family-law deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, legal case-management software, and document organization.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, time management, and follow-through.
- Ability to manage multiple active matters, shifting deadlines, and client needs in a fast-paced environment.
- Professionalism, reliability, discretion, and a strong client-service mindset.
- Ability to consistently meet billable-hour and productivity expectations.
Nice To Haves
- Certificate or degree from an ABA-approved paralegal program.
- Experience using Clio, Family Law Software, e-filing platforms, and legal-research tools.
- Experience preparing Florida financial affidavits, mandatory disclosures, child-support-related documents, or parenting-plan materials.
- Experience supporting attorneys during hearings, mediations, depositions, and trial.
- Bachelor's degree or paralegal certification.
Responsibilities
- Draft, prepare, revise, and organize family-law pleadings, motions, notices, discovery, subpoenas, correspondence, and related legal documents.
- Support matters involving dissolution of marriage, paternity, parenting plans, timesharing, child support, alimony, modifications, enforcement, and other Florida family-law issues.
- Prepare and organize financial affidavits, mandatory disclosures, financial records, and supporting documentation.
- Assist with written discovery, including interrogatories, requests for production, subpoenas, discovery responses, and document collection.
- Maintain accurate case files, deadlines, task lists, hearing dates, and court-calendar information.
- Prepare documents for Florida e-filing and ensure filings, service, and supporting materials are complete, accurate, and timely.
- Coordinate service of process, subpoenas, document delivery, and follow-up with process servers, clients, opposing counsel, and court personnel as appropriate.
- Organize digital and physical files, discovery productions, exhibits, communications, and client records.
- Monitor deadlines and identify outstanding documents, follow-up needs, and case-preparation requirements.
- Communicate with clients to collect documents, obtain case information, schedule appointments, and provide procedural updates.
- Help clients understand next steps, document requests, deadlines, and attorney instructions while maintaining appropriate paralegal boundaries.
- Provide responsive, professional, and compassionate service to clients navigating sensitive family-law matters.
- Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment with sensitive financial, personal, and case-related information.
- Assist attorneys with preparation for hearings, mediations, depositions, and trial.
- Prepare hearing notebooks, exhibit lists, witness materials, timelines, document summaries, and other case-support materials.
- Coordinate with clients, witnesses, experts, and third parties as directed by the attorney.
- Use Clio, Family Law Software, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and legal-research or document-management tools to support case progress.
- Meet established monthly billable-hour and performance expectations.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) participation
- 10 days of PTO
- Paid holidays
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunity to work directly with experienced litigators on meaningful family-law matters
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
