A growing law firm with offices in Colorado and Wyoming, is seeking a Paralegal - Family Law and Criminal Defense to join their team in Inverness, CO. This is an ideal next step for a recent paralegal program graduate who wants hands-on training directly from an experienced attorney and a real path to grow.
The practice is a mix of family law and criminal defense, including federal misdemeanor cases. Experience isn’t required, and the firm will provide all training. What matters most is a strong educational foundation, sharp judgment, and the professionalism and drive to learn quickly.
**MUST HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE! NO EXCEPTIONS!
What You’ll Do as the Paralegal - Family Law and Criminal Defense:
- Support attorneys on family law matters, including divorce and custody, and on criminal defense matters, including federal misdemeanor cases
- Prepare, organize, and electronically file documents in state and federal courts, including through PACER
- Track court dates, filing deadlines, and case tasks so nothing falls through the cracks
- Draft correspondence and routine legal documents for attorney review
- Organize discovery, case documents, and client information
- Communicate professionally with clients, courts, and opposing counsel
- Maintain accurate, well-organized case files in the firm’s practice management system
- Help prepare attorneys for hearings, mediations, and other proceedings
- Support matters across Colorado and Wyoming
- Learn the firm’s systems and approach, and take on more responsibility as you grow
Must-Haves as the Paralegal - Family Law and Criminal Defense:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Paralegal certificate
- A recent graduate of a paralegal program, or up to about 2 years since completing one
- Sharp, responsible, and professional, with strong judgment
- Excellent writing, organization, and attention to detail
- Genuine interest in family law and criminal defense
- Comfort learning electronic filing systems and legal software
- Ability to work in the office in Inverness, CO, Tuesday through Thursday
Nice-to-Haves as the Paralegal - Family Law and Criminal Defense:
- Law firm, court, or clerking experience, including internships
- Exposure to family law or criminal law
- Experience with PACER or federal e-filing
- Experience with Clio
- Experience with Colorado court e-filing
This Role Offers:
- Salary of $55,000-$65,000, depending on qualifications
- Full training and direct mentorship from an experienced attorney
- A hybrid schedule, in the office Tuesday through Thursday
- Health and dental insurance, with about 70% of healthcare costs paid by the employer
- 401(k) with a 3% employer contribution
- Paid time off
- A varied practice spanning family law and federal criminal defense
- Real growth opportunity as the firm expands its Colorado practice
- Applications accepted through October 25, 2026
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Paralegal certificate
- Recent graduate of a paralegal program or up to approximately two years since completion
- Strong judgment, responsibility, and professionalism
- Excellent writing, organization, and attention to detail
- Genuine interest in family law and criminal defense
- Comfort learning electronic filing systems and legal software
- Ability to work in the office in Inverness, Colorado, Tuesday through Thursday
- Law firm, court, or clerking experience, including internships
- Exposure to family law or criminal law
- Experience with PACER or federal e-filing
- Experience with Clio
- Experience with Colorado court e-filing
What We Do
Who are we? As an independent, full-service marketing and consulting business based in Portland, Maine, we provide strategy, content and design for businesses, nonprofits and individuals in Maine and throughout the world. What do we do? Everything we do revolves around ROI—improving your bottom line. Through a rock-solid communication and branding strategy, we show you how to support and engage your employees, build your workforce, find new clients and support existing business. Here’s a snapshot of our services: Strategy: Branding and rebranding; mission statement; search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine results page (SERP); hiring and retention; fundraising; communicating with board members; personal branding (for executives); events and PR; advertising campaigns; product launches; social media campaigns and management. Design: Websites; logos; promotional material (digital and print); event guides; employee photos; drone video footage; custom magazines; advertisements. Content: Website text; speeches and keynotes; promotional text; employee bios; custom articles; social media posts; newsletters and internal emails; corporate reports. Custom Publishing: Vanguard, Equity, Toggle, Blueprint, Vision, Terra Firma What’s our mission? We want to help you solve real challenges—like growing your business, hiring and retaining employees, fundraising and keeping existing business. Our mission is to do this with honesty and integrity. Authenticity—it’s a good look on you. Why do we do this? We want to reimagine marketing. We want it to be less about the perfect image, and more about using good communication and branding as a way to engage with your employees and clients in successful and lasting relationships. Ultimately, we believe this approach will create a world where people come before profit, where the environment is respected and given back to, and where good business is synonymous with the best intentions.
