Description
Assist family law attorneys by investigating facts, managing discovery, and drafting and filing family court documents; research statutes and case law to support divorce, custody, support, adoption, guardianship, and protective-order matters.
- • Gather and analyze research data, such as family law statutes, case law, local rules, and court forms.
- • Coordinate and prepare witnesses for depositions, hearings, and trials in family court.
- • Manage case workflow, including calendaring, service of process, and subpoena delivery.
- • Maintain current knowledge of family court procedures and update form and template libraries.
- • Collect, organize, and summarize financial records and asset/debt inventories for divorce and support cases.
- • Calculate child support and spousal support guidelines using approved software and financial affidavits.
- • Draft and format affidavits, declarations, correspondence, and discovery requests/responses; maintain electronic case files.
- • Prepare hearing and trial materials, including exhibit binders, witness lists, and evidence indexes.
- • Interview clients and third parties, schedule meetings, and communicate case updates.
- • E-file pleadings, motions, and proposed orders with family courts; track service, deadlines, and docket activity.
- • Schedule and coordinate mediations, settlement conferences, custody evaluations, and guardian ad litem meetings; liaise with experts.
- • Draft, cite-check, and revise family law pleadings and agreements, including petitions, motions, financial disclosures, parenting plans, settlement agreements, and protective orders.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
