For Hire: Family law paralegal on a contract basis (san jose west)
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Hello:
I have more than 15 years of experience in family law, and have been an independent family law paralegal for nine years. I also have worked in-office for a couple of different attorneys, nearly full-time, for a total of eight years.
I also am hired occasionally to assist on civil litigation cases (mostly discovery).
I have a 4-year degree and three California state professional certifications.
I am currently working, or have worked, for at least two current or past Bar Association presidents
I generally work remotely (I have judicial council forms and Dissomaster at my office). I typically work for attorneys anywhere from 8-80 hours per month (per attorney).
I have an office in San Jose.
I have a Dropbox account for sharing documents, but can use Google Docs too.
There is no commitment, as I am a contractor.....we can quit working together at any time.
I am fairly strong on financial issues in divorce (Moore-Marsden, reimbursement issues, determining income, Dissomaster calcs, support true-up, etc. )
Attorneys sometimes hire me to calculate complex support true-up calculations or complex Dissomaster calculations.
I am often hired to draft subpoenas and shepherd the process of obtaining documents
I particularly enjoy Discovery (drafting production requests, special interrogs, etc.)
- I prepare a great deal of meet and confer letters and have prepared motions to compel
I know most of the local experts (custody/vocational evaluators, appraisers, etc.)
I enjoy preparing excel spreadsheets to summarize the financial data
I also prepare parenting plans.
I have been an SCCBA member for 13 years, and attend SCCBA and Rutter Group seminars.
I also have my own business conducting mediation (mostly family law).
I taught "how-to-divorce" classes for 12 years on numerous adult education campuses.
I'm pretty flexible as to the preferences of the attorney (for example; some attorneys have me work closely with their clients, while other attorneys hire me in such a way that the client doesn't even know I exist).
I am very responsive and provide whatever level of support that the attorney desires.