Managing Paralegal
KEW Legal, Sunny Isles Beach, FL, United States
Do you have years of experience working as a paralegal/case manager and feel ready to take your challenging and rewarding career to the next level? Join our law office and let your past successes guide our paralegal team! As a paralegal manager, you’ll assign projects and help us with hiring, training, promotions, reviews, terminations, and more. You’ll also be responsible for tracking continuing legal education credits for the department, and make suggestions for which classes paralegals should enroll in. Job seekers should be natural leaders with law firm experience as senior paralegals or similar positions who love to help others grow in their roles. Contact us today to be considered for this opportunity! Responsibilities: • Handle own caseload, to include drafting legal documents such as pleadings, memoranda, contracts, discovery requests/answers • Track legal department’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) to ensure credits are up-to-date and make appropriate recommendations for classes • Help with various personnel decisions, such as hiring/termination, promotions, salaries, reviews, relating to paralegals • Manage our team of paralegals and assist with assigning projects organizing and prioritizing tasks, caseload, and workflow, and advise on how to resolve conflicts, when they arise • Liaise between subordinate paralegals and attorneys to confirm tasks are accurately completed and deadlines are met • Providing outstanding customer service and prompt communication to clients and referral sources • Updating in case management the clients’ projects with any relevant matter events, deadlines, and reminders • Filing new entities, amending articles, converting entities, and other entity work in the Division of Corporations for the State of Florida and Delaware, with little to no supervision • Requesting EINs online and on paper with little to no supervision • Drafting the bases for corporate documents, such as operating agreements, resolutions, consents, addendums to agreements, and others, for attorney review • Drafting demand letters and cease and desist letters for attorney review • Completion of applications for governmental agencies, such as liquor licenses, trademark applications, nonprofits, etc., for attorney review • Drafting of contract term sheets for agreements entered into by clients • Drafting bases for Letters of Intent and Memorandums of Understanding • Flawless coordination of full execution of documents by all parties Qualifications: • Leadership, decision-making, management, and communication skills are necessary in this position • 4-year degree in management, finance, legal administration, or similar major - Master’s degree is a plus • Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel and basic computer skills • Certificate of completion from paralegal program recognized nationally preferred • At least 5 years' experience working in a paralegal specialist, case manager, or legal assistant, legal office manager position Compensation: $60,000 yearly
• Providing outstanding customer service and prompt communication to clients and referral sources • Updating in case management the clients’ projects with any relevant matter events, deadlines, and reminders • Filing new entities, amending articles, converting entities, and other entity work in the Division of Corporations for the State of Florida and Delaware, with little to no supervision • Requesting EINs online and on paper with little to no supervision • Drafting the bases for corporate documents, such as operating agreements, resolutions, consents, addendums to agreements, and others, for attorney review • Drafting demand letters and cease and desist letters for attorney review • Completion of applications for governmental agencies, such as liquor licenses, trademark applications, nonprofits, etc., for attorney review • Drafting of contract term sheets for agreements entered into by clients • Drafting bases for Letters of Intent and Memorandums of Understanding • Flawless coordination of full execution of documents by all parties