Family Law Paralegal Support Services Include: • Drafting standard dissolution and family law pleadings • Preparing motions for temporary orders • Preparing motions of all types • Creating parenting plans • Calculating Washington State child support worksheets • Interviewing clients and witnesses • Writing declarations and witness statements • Analyzing clients' financial documentation • Tracing separate property claims • Preparing docs for CPA analysis (e.g. "Elam" and "Short") • Preparing financial declarations • Preparing interrogatory answers and RFP responses • Managing discovery • Analyzing and charting assets and debts • Working with experts, appraisers, evaluators • Preparing subpoenas • Legal research • Writing settlement conference position papers • Drafting trial briefs • Litigation preparation • King County, WA and surrounding areas

EASTSIDE PARALEGAL provides case support for Family Law attorneys on a freelance basis. Working with a freelance paralegal gives you a no-overhead option for getting more work done (and increasing your billings). Using a freelance paralegal is an ideal way to grow your practice without making a commitment to a full-time employee. Since nearly all of my hours are billable to your clients, I am a profit center to you. Attorneys bill me out at approximately one-half their hourly rate, which is industry standard practice. Files are easily exchanged over the internet, and I am also available to come to your office to meet with clients, review discovery, pick up and drop off projects and more. Owner, Cheryl Emmal Butler, has experience working on family law cases in Washington state involving domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse, custody disputes, complex property divisions, long-term marriages and other high-conflict issues. Please email me for more information. cherylemmalbutler@yahoo.com From the ABA: Information for Lawyers: How Paralegals Can Improve Your Practice. "It's one of the most important skills in practicing law: building an effective work team to serve clients in the best possible manner and generate profits. Paralegals can be a key element in that team, especially in fostering cost efficiency. The information in this section is intended to guide you in the effective utilization of paralegals in your practice." American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Paralegals