PARALEGAL

About our Firm:

Baker Vicchiollo Law focuses on family law, adoption law, estate planning and trust administration, serving clients throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan and surrounding counties. Our firm is located in Edina within the Collaborative Alliance Executive Suite affording immediate access to collaborative professionals from practice areas including: mortgage brokering, investment & financial planning, estate planning, child & family psychology, certified public accountants, and criminal law.

Learn more by visiting www.mnlaw.us

Position

Paralegal (family law, estate & trusts)

Location

3300 Edinborough Way Suite 550 Edina, MN 55435

Hours

Part-time; 30 hours per week; flexible schedule

Role

Work in collaboration with paralegal team to assist and support attorneys, acting as the point of contact for clients and potential clients, and contributing to the day-to-day administrative functions of our law practice.

Duties

·    Conducts potential client intakes and schedules consultations

·    Client point of contact regarding financial and income information

·    Coordinates client onboarding by sending firm’s retainer and other agreements

·    Coordinates scheduling of internal and external meetings

·    Leads firm’s client document handling procedures for financial and income information

i.e., discovery process; balance sheets; financial disclosure statements, etc.

·    Drafts legal documents and correspondences under minimal attorney supervision

·    Develops and implements best practices for paralegal’s lead functions

·    Provides support to other administrative team functions as assigned

Skills & Abilities Required

·    Knowledge of the family law litigation and ADR proceedings 

·    Demonstrate above average written and verbal communication skills 

·    Attention to detail 

·    Ability to work under deadlines 

·    Proven capability to deal with high conflict situations 

·    Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PDF management skills required 

·    Ability and understanding of video conferencing 

Education Required

·    Bachelor’s degree in legal studies, or

·    Bachelor’s degree + post-graduate paralegal certificate, or

·    A.A. degree from ABA approved paralegal program

Experience Required

·    Demonstrated writing and grammatical abilities required

·    Ability to work on site while adhering to COVID-19 mitigation protocols required 

Experience Preferred

·    Previous family law experience preferred

·    Trial and litigation support experience preferred 

Compensation

·    $24 – 27 per hour depending on direct experience & qualifications

Benefits (full time)

·    Paid vacation time

·    Paid holiday time

·    Training & continuing legal education

·    Life, AD&D insurance

·    Retirement savings

·    Covered parking

·    Fitness center track and pool access

·    Bike commuter storage

·    Outdoor deck and patio

·    Onsite self-service deli