Paralegal
The Law Office Of James Colston
Joplin, Missouri, United States
Paralegal in a general-practice, solo practitioner firm. Cases include criminal, civil, business, family, juvenile, and guardian ad litem.Duties included maintaining client files; creating correspondence; receiving payments; maintaining calendar; scheduling appointments; maintaining CRM database; contacting clients with timely case updates; and drafting and filing legal documents. Administrative duties included generating invoices; tracking time billing; submitting disposition forms and litigation expense requests to Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) for special public defender/contract counsel cases; paying bills; maintaining WordPress website; running payroll; ordering supplies; and maintaining the organization and cleanliness of the office.Managed winding down the firm when the attorney took a full-time position with the Public Defender's Office, including contacting clients, closing out cases, managing referrals to other attorneys, generating client file copies, and other aspects of closing the office.