Lead Senior Family Law Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

The Lead Senior Paralegal is a highly experienced legal professional responsible for overseeing the daily workflow of the family law paralegal team, managing high-level casework, and leading the training and development of new and existing paralegals. With at least 5 years of family law experience and 3 years of proven training and mentorship success, this role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about developing others while delivering exceptional legal support.

$95,000

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage complex family law matters including divorce, custody, modifications, legitimation, child support, paternity, TPOs, and contempt actions.
• Draft and prepare pleadings, financial affidavits, discovery, subpoenas, trial exhibits, and final orders.
• Coordinate all phases of litigation including intake, case strategy, discovery, pre-trial preparation, mediation, and trial.
• Organize and maintain accurate and up-to-date case files, both digitally and physically.
• Design and lead structured onboarding programs for new paralegals.
• Provide hands-on training in drafting, legal software, court procedures, and best practices..
• Deliver monthly skills workshops or refreshers on key legal tasks (e.g., discovery management, court filing procedures, client communication).
• Serve as the team’s subject matter expert on court rules, formatting standards, and deadlines.
• Supervise junior paralegals and legal assistants, reviewing their work for accuracy and timeliness.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of paralegal experience in family law .
• Minimum 3 years of experience training or mentoring paralegals.
• Bachelor’s degree or Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved institution.
• Extensive knowledge of Georgia family law , including court rules, filings, and litigation timelines.
• Proficiency in legal case management software ( MyCase).
• Strong writing, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supervising a legal support team.
• Bilingual (Spanish or another language) is a plus.

Tessie D. Edwards & Associates P.C. is an established, rapidly growing boutique law firm that assists good people going through bad times as they transition into a better tomorrow. We represent clients with family matters in the Atlanta metro and surrounding counties. Our firm truly values work-life balance and seeks to ensure the work side of things comes with the least amount of stress!

We are centrally located in downtown Atlanta in a newly renovated office with an amazing view of the city from the 12th floor, where we focus on getting it done with compassion! We offer an exceptional work environment and a competitive salary with paid maternity and paternity leave, health, vision, disability, and dental insurance, 401(k), and paid parking.