Senior Paralegal – Family & Criminal Law | Full-Time | Hybrid

The Staff Pad is proud to partner with a reputed client focused law firm in Denver, CO and we are seeking an experienced Senior Paralegal to support growing family law and criminal law practices.

In this role you will be working closely with attorneys, communicating with clients, managing deadlines, preparing legal documents, and helping matters move efficiently from opening through resolution.

If you have strong knowledge of Colorado court procedures, and the ability to independently manage complex legal matters from intake through resolution, this is the opportunity for you

Schedule: Full-Time | Hybrid (Regular In-Office Collaboration) | Denver Metro Preferred

What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Support attorneys handling active family law and/or criminal law matters
  
• Manage case files from opening through resolution
  
• Prepare, organize, and file pleadings, motions, notices, disclosures, and other legal documents
  
• Manage Colorado state court e-filing and court-specific filing requirements
  
• Calendar hearings, filing deadlines, discovery deadlines, and other case milestones
  
• Monitor court orders, notices, and case developments
  
• Draft correspondence, discovery requests and responses, subpoenas, affidavits, chronologies, and case summaries
  
• Organize and review financial records, discovery materials, exhibits, evidence, and client documents
  
• Prepare attorneys for hearings, mediations, depositions, settlement conferences, and trials
  
• Assemble exhibit notebooks, hearing materials, witness files, and trial binders
  
• Communicate regularly with clients regarding documents, deadlines, scheduling, and case status
  
• Coordinate with courts, opposing counsel, experts, witnesses, law enforcement agencies, and other outside parties
  
• Help identify missing information, deadlines, and matters requiring immediate attention
  
• Enter time accurately and promptly in accordance with firm billing procedures
  
• Help maintain organized, complete, and current electronic case files
  
• Work collaboratively with attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, and firm leadership
  
• Mentor or provide guidance to less-experienced support staff when appropriate
  

What We’re Looking For

Candidates with family law, criminal law, or both are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications & Experience

• A paralegal certificate or relevant degree
  
• 5+ years of paralegal experience with significant family law and/or criminal law experience
  
• Experience supporting attorneys in Colorado state courts
  
• Experience independently managing a busy caseload
  
• Experience with discovery and preparing cases for hearings and trials
  
• Experience with Colorado e-filing systems, legal practice-management, document management and time keeping systems
  
• Experience handling complex family law discovery and criminal case evidence
  
• Experience mentoring junior paralegals or legal assistants
  
• Experience supporting multiple attorneys simultaneously
  

Additional Skills & Attributes

• Strong understanding of court filing procedures and litigation deadlines
  
• Strong drafting, editing, proofreading, and document-preparation skills
  
• Strong calendaring deadline-management, written and verbal communication skills
  
• Detail-oriented professional with strong follow-through and a collaborative, team-first approach
  
• The ability to prioritize urgent matters while managing long-term deadlines
  
• Sound judgment and the ability to recognize when an issue should be escalated to an attorney
  
• Comfort working in a performance-oriented environment with billable-hour expectations
  

What You Can Expect

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary (depending on experience)
  
• Bonus opportunity based on billable hours and team collections
  
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance + 401(k) plan
  

Performance Bonus

In addition to base salary, this role offers a performance-based bonus based on:

• Individual billable-hour performance
  
• Timely and accurate time entry
  
• Team collections rate
  
• Overall performance and compliance with firm expectations
  

Join a growing legal team where experienced paralegals are trusted with meaningful responsibility and make a direct impact on client outcomes.

If you're ready to bring your expertise to a fast-paced legal environment where your organization, initiative, and attention to detail will make a lasting difference, we'd love to hear from you.