Careers at Klie Law Offices
We’re looking for legal professionals who put clients first
Are you ready to take the next step in your legal career with a law firm that fights for hardworking West Virginians?
With offices in Buckhannon, Parkersburg, and Clarksburg, Klie Law Offices serves people throughout West Virginia and Ohio in employment law, personal injury and family law matters. We’re a hardworking team that values responsiveness, attention to detail, and tireless advocacy for every client.
As part of our compensation package, we offer health, dental, and life insurance, paid holidays, vacation, 401K matching as well as a structured bonus program.
Please submit your resume and contact information using the form on this page. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Current openings
- Employment & Personal Injury Junior Associate Attorney – Clarksburg/Buckhannon/Parkersburg
- Employment & Personal Injury Paralegal – Clarksburg/Buckhannon/Parkersburg
- Contingency Paralegal – Clarksburg/Buckhannon/Parkersburg
- Experienced Litigation Paralegal – Buckhannon
- Family Law Paralegal – Clarksburg
- Family Law Paralegal – Parkersburg
- Litigation Legal Assistant – Buckhannon
- Family Law Legal Assistant – Buckhannon
- Family Law Legal Assistant – Parkersburg
Employment & Personal Injury Junior Associate Attorney – Clarksburg/Buckhannon/Parkersburg
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of clients who have suffered serious injury or have been wronged by their employer? Do you want to work with a team of high-performing professionals who work together to provide aggressive and quality legal services? Klie Law Offices is a rapidly growing firm that prioritizes providing legal services with integrity, compassion, and unapologetic honesty. We provide a firm culture that encourages teamwork, rewards performance, and strives to instill confidence. Every member of our team loves what they do.
We are seeking to add an entry level attorney to our Employment and Personal Injury practice group. You’ll provide claimants with the legal advice, guidance and representation required to successfully win compensation. Our excellent team of support staff will help you along the way. We have a team-oriented approach to working up cases. If you’re motivated by making a difference in your client’s life and getting them the settlement they deserve, Klie Law Offices is the place for you!
Responsibilities
The position will be responsible for important tasks, including:
- Prepare and execute litigation strategies for assigned cases
- Work with legal assistants and paralegals to prepare matters for hearing and trial
- Represent clients throughout West Virginia in matters in circuit court
- Represent clients at mediation and negotiate on their behalf
- Help solve legal problems for clients by analyzing the situation, understanding their needs and creating a strategic plan of action
- Legal research and writing
- Client communications
- Negotiate settlements for employment and personal injury cases
- Writing and reviewing discovery
- Providing direction to support legal staff regarding trial preparation
- Court appearances
- Legal research and writing
- Client communications
- Settlement negotiations and appearing at mediation
- Preparing cases for contested hearings and trials
Qualifications
- Licensed to practice law in West Virginia
- Great negotiator and communicator, specifically in situations when emotions and stress run high
- Working knowledge of employment laws and procedures
- Able to function with a high level of patience, tact and diplomacy in handling negative or challenging situations
- Familiar with liens and healthcare reimbursements
- Comfortable with technology
- Enjoy friendly office competition and being recognized and rewarded for your achievements
- Good with computer systems, e-mail, word processing, and the internet
- Strong desire to help clients through tough times and want to help them get into a better position
Compensation
$60,000 - $80,000
Employment & Personal Injury Paralegal
This is a hybrid position and requires the candidate to commute to the office for meeting days in addition to two weeks of in-person training in our Buckhannon, WV location. You must live within two driving hours of one of our locations, Clarksburg, Buckhannon or Parkersburg, WV.
We are seeking a talented litigation paralegal with high standards, positive energy, and a desire to deliver exceptional service to our clients to join our firm. At Klie Law, we operate as a team, so this individual must be willing to welcome a variety of tasks and assignments and to be adaptable to change as we continue to grow our firm. As a litigation paralegal, you will be responsible for the coordination of all the details before, during, and after the trial.
The successful candidate will have at least one year of experience as a litigation paralegal, two years preferred. You need to be able to provide assistance during all phases of the litigation process including conducting interviews, legal research, document filing, and attending trials. If you want to make a difference in people's lives who are going through a rough time, apply today!
This position allows for the opportunity to work remotely, with occasional in-office meeting days in addition to two weeks of in-person training in our Buckhannon, WV location.
Responsibilities
- Organization and management of pre-litigation and litigation cases (such as personal injury and employment law)
- Handling incoming and outgoing mailings
- Maintain electronic case files; document and maintain case details
- Communicating with clients to gather information and obtain evidence
- Assisting attorneys with drafting, proofreading, filing, and service of correspondence, pleadings, and discovery
- Obtaining and analyzing evidence (such as medical records, medical bills, employment files, etc.) including the creation of spreadsheets and chronologies
- Assisting with trial preparation including assembly of trial binders and witness testimony coordination
- Conduct research and organize information relevant to cases
Qualifications
- Must live within 2 hours driving distance to one of our office locations: Clarksburg, Buckhannon or Parkersburg, WV
- Attention to detail and accuracy to produce error-free, quality documentation
- 2 years of experience working as a contingency paralegal preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Working knowledge of practice management software and tracking billable time per case
- Ability to follow directions and procedures
- Time management skills
- Strong ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
Compensation
$40,000 - $57,000
Contingency Paralegal – Clarksburg/Buckhannon/Parkersburg
We are seeking a talented litigation paralegal with high standards, positive energy, and a desire to deliver exceptional service to our clients to join our firm. At Klie Law, we operate as a team, so this individual must be willing to welcome a variety of tasks and assignments and to be adaptable to change as we continue to grow our firm. Paralegals will be responsible for the coordination of all the details before, during, and after the trial. The successful candidate will be able to provide assistance during all phases of the litigation process including conducting interviews, legal research, document filing, and attending trials.
Submit your resume and cover letter in PDF format.
This is a hybrid position and requires the candidate to commute to the office for meeting days in addition to two weeks of in-person training in our Buckhannon, WV location. You must live within two driving hours of one of our locations: Clarksburg, Buckhannon or Parkersburg, WV.
Responsibilities
- Organization and management of pre-litigation and litigation cases (such as personal injury and employment law)
- Handling of incoming and outgoing mailings
- Maintenance of electronic case files, including documenting and maintaining case details
- Communicating with clients to gather information and obtain evidence
- Assisting attorneys with drafting, proofreading, filing, and service of correspondence, pleadings, and discovery
- Obtaining and analyzing evidence (such as medical records, medical bills, employment files, etc.) including the creation of spreadsheets and chronologies
- Assisting with trial preparation including assembly of trial binders and witness testimony coordination
- Conducting research and organizing information relevant to cases
Qualifications
- Must live within 2 hours driving distance of one of our office locations: Clarksburg, Buckhannon or Parkersburg, WV
- Attention to detail and accuracy to produce error-free, quality documentation
- 2 years’ experience working as a contingency paralegal preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
- Working knowledge of practice management software and tracking billable time per case
- Problem-solving
- Ability to follow directions and procedures
- Time management, ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
Compensation
$40,000 - $57,000
Experienced Litigation Paralegal – Buckhannon
Are you an experienced paralegal looking to make a difference in people's lives?
Our firm is on track for aggressive growth, and we are seeking a talented, Experienced Litigation Paralegal to join our contingency fee team. If you have high standards, positive energy, and a desire to deliver exceptional service you may be the perfect candidate.
At Klie Law, we operate as a team, so you must be willing to welcome a variety of tasks and assignments and to be adaptable to change as we continue to grow our firm. You will be responsible for the coordination of all the details before, during, and after the trial in our employment and personal injury practice areas. The successful candidate will be able to provide assistance during all phases of the litigation process including conducting interviews, legal research, document filing, and attending trials.
This position allows for the opportunity to work a hybrid in-office/remote schedule. If you have experience with employment and/or personal injury and are looking to make a difference in the lives of those who have been injured and be a part of a growing law firm, don't wait....apply now!
Responsibilities
- Organizing and managing pre-litigation and litigation cases (such as personal injury and employment law)
- Communicating with clients to gather information and obtain evidence
- Leading pre-complaint and discovery meetings with clients
- Assisting attorneys with drafting, proofreading, filing, and service of correspondence, pleadings, and discovery
- Obtaining and analyzing evidence (such as medical records, medical bills, employment files, etc.) including the creation of spreadsheets and chronologies
- Document and maintain case details in case management software
- Handling incoming and outgoing mailings as well as electronic filings
- Assisting with trial preparation including assembly of trial binders and witness testimony coordination
- Conducting research and organizing information relevant to cases
Qualifications
- 2 years of experience working as a contingency paralegal preferred
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
- Technologically savvy
- Working knowledge of practice management software and tracking billable time per case
- Ability to think outside of the box and solve problems
- Ability to follow directions and procedures
- Attention to detail and accuracy to produce error-free, quality documentation
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to prioritize tasks and meet court-mandated deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to adapt to change and embrace growth
Compensation
$40,000 - $57,000 yearly
Family Law Paralegal – Clarksburg
We are an entrepreneurial law firm that helps clients who have experienced a personal injury, employment or family issue in West Virginia. Our firm is on track for aggressive growth, and we need an experienced paralegal to join our family law team. We need a family law paralegal who can work directly with our attorneys and legal team to achieve the best outcome for our clients.
We want to be known for helping our clients come out of an extremely emotional process feeling as though they are a better person, in a better position, and that they had a team behind them that really cared and fought for them. We are growing fast, and we need a paralegal who can hit the ground running.
This is a full-time job where you are expected to manage a caseload, so you absolutely must be able to work *in our Clarksburg, WV office* for 40 hours per week.
Responsibilities
A Klie Law family law paralegal will need to be able to:
- Communicate with clients, experts, opposing attorneys and court staff.
- Lead discovery meetings with clients.
- Manage and monitor case progress, deadlines, and important timeframes/milestones.
- Review, analyze, and summarize evidence.
- Draft documents such as letters, petitions, answers to petitions, financial statements, motions, responses to motions, discovery requests and responses, orders, notices, mediation statements, indexes, and other various documents needed.
- Prepare child support, spousal support and equitable distribution calculations with assistance from attorneys.
- Help attorneys prepare cases for depositions, mediations, hearings, and trials.
- Coordinate witness testimony and draft subpoenas.
- Research laws and judicial decisions about current as well as past cases.
- Assist attorneys with proofreading and finalizing documents for filing.
- Assist lawyers in the courtroom.
- Maintain records and information in our digital case management system.
- Enter billable and non-billable time in the case management system on a daily basis.
Qualifications
If these statements describe you, then you may be the perfect candidate for our family law paralegal position:
- You smile when you answer the phone.
- You see an opportunity for organization where other people see a mess.
- You are persistent.
- You are compassionate.
- You are a “go-getter.”
- You are able to think outside of the box and have great problem-solving skills.
- You are a team player and will never say “that’s not my job!”
- You adapt to change and embrace growth.
- You conquer case management systems and the Microsoft Office suite, including but not limited to calendars, e-mail, word processing, and the internet.
- You are an extraordinary juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly.
- You are responsible, accountable, and take pride in your work.
- You can deal with a boss who is always busy, might not give much direction, might get distracted by new exciting things, and who hates dealing with admin tasks.
- You take ownership of your mistakes. You learn from them and use constructive feedback as fuel to better yourself.
- You have a good eye for detail and impeccable organizational skills.
You must have experience. While we love to help people learn and grow, we don’t have time for that right now. We need a paralegal with experience in family law. The ideal candidate will be able to take initiative on work that needs to be done and complete tasks with minimal hand-holding.
Compensation
$40,000 - $57,000 yearly
Family Law Paralegal – Parkersburg
We are an entrepreneurial law firm that helps clients who have experienced a personal injury, employment or family issue in West Virginia. Our firm is on track for aggressive growth, and we need an experienced paralegal to join our family law team. We need a family law paralegal who can work directly with our attorneys and legal team to achieve the best outcome for our clients.
We want to be known for helping our clients come out of an extremely emotional process feeling as though they are a better person, in a better position, and that they had a team behind them that really cared and fought for them. We are growing fast, and we need a paralegal who can hit the ground running.
This is a full-time job where you are expected to manage a caseload, so you absolutely must be able to work *in our Parkersburg, WV office* for 40 hours per week.
Responsibilities
A Klie Law family law paralegal will need to be able to:
- Communicate with clients, experts, opposing attorneys and court staff.
- Lead discovery meetings with clients.
- Manage and monitor case progress, deadlines, and important timeframes/milestones.
- Review, analyze, and summarize evidence.
- Draft documents such as letters, petitions, answers to petitions, financial statements, motions, responses to motions, discovery requests and responses, orders, notices, mediation statements, indexes, and other various documents needed.
- Prepare child support, spousal support and equitable distribution calculations with assistance from attorneys.
- Help attorneys prepare cases for depositions, mediations, hearings, and trials.
- Coordinate witness testimony and draft subpoenas.
- Research laws and judicial decisions about current as well as past cases.
- Assist attorneys with proofreading and finalizing documents for filing.
- Assist lawyers in the courtroom.
- Maintain records and information in our digital case management system.
- Enter billable and non-billable time in the case management system on a daily basis.
Qualifications
If these statements describe you, then you may be the perfect candidate for our family law paralegal position:
- You smile when you answer the phone.
- You see an opportunity for organization where other people see a mess.
- You are persistent.
- You are compassionate.
- You are a “go-getter.”
- You are able to think outside of the box and have great problem-solving skills.
- You are a team player and will never say “that’s not my job!”
- You adapt to change and embrace growth.
- You conquer case management systems and the Microsoft Office suite, including but not limited to calendars, e-mail, word processing, and the internet.
- You are an extraordinary juggler of tasks and can change gears quickly.
- You are responsible, accountable, and take pride in your work.
- You can deal with a boss who is always busy, might not give much direction, might get distracted by new exciting things, and who hates dealing with admin tasks.
- You take ownership of your mistakes. You learn from them and use constructive feedback as fuel to better yourself.
- You have a good eye for detail and impeccable organizational skills.
You must have experience. While we love to help people learn and grow, we don’t have time for that right now. We need a paralegal with experience in family law. The ideal candidate will be able to take initiative on work that needs to be done and complete tasks with minimal hand-holding.
Compensation
$40,000 - $57,000 yearly
Litigation Legal Assistant – Buckhannon
If you are interested in using your exceptional organizational, planning, and computer skills to be part of a growing law firm, this might be the job for you!
We are seeking a high-level player with organizational talent to help us aggressively grow our team and business. Our Litigation Legal Assistant will play an integral role in creating memorable experiences for our clients in person and over the telephone while providing excellent support to our team. The person we hire must bring energy, positivity, and a “can-do” attitude to work every day while working in a very dynamic environment. Additionally, this position requires compassion, discipline, focus, and attention to detail.
Our Litigation Legal Assistant will handle communications between clients, opposing counsel, courts, court reporters, and other firm team members. Applicants must be able to maintain the ability to remain calm and collected in a fast-paced environment in high-pressure situations.
Responsibilities
A Klie Law Offices Litigation Legal Assistant will be someone who:
- Interacts with clients and other parties and builds relationships with them by phone, email, and in person
- Maintains and updates our case management system
- Manages calendars for contingency practice areas. This includes: scheduling appointments, entering tasks and deadlines, and ensuring the Firm and team’s calendars are accurately maintained and organized in a logical and efficient manner
- Retrieves and delivers emails and voicemails and ensures that copies of messages are documented in the Firm’s files (paper, electronic, or both)
- Interacts with the courts and administrative agencies regarding hearings, motions, and other appearances, becoming the courts’ primary point of contact with the firm for all administrative and scheduling issues
- Prepares and sends legal correspondence as directed by attorneys; puts documents typed initially by attorneys into final form, ready to be delivered to courts, clients, and co-counsel and opposing counsel
- Ensures that the attorney has all of the relevant materials ready when the attorney has meetings or court appearances
- Draft necessary notices of all relative scheduled events
- Drafts letters of representation, requests for records, and subpoenas
- Enters time and billing data
- Make copies/scans documents and preparation of binders as needed upon request
- Processes outgoing mail for contingency attorneys and paralegals
- All other tasks as assigned by attorneys and paralegals
- Serves as backup to the receptionist and assists with answering incoming phone calls
Qualifications
We are looking for someone who:
- Is professional and reliable
- Is comfortable speaking on the phone and is not intimidated by speaking directly to attorneys or judge’s offices
- Knowledgeable and proficient with Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Conquers scheduling and coordinating events
- Is positive and optimistic
- Is always ready and willing to lend a helping hand and will never say "that's not my job."
- Can change gears quickly while not taking the request for changes personally
- Understands the importance of doing good work, and doing it on time
- Is an outside-the-box problem solver
- Can deal with a boss who is always busy, might not give much direction, might get distracted by new exciting things, and who hates dealing with admin stuff
- Is not afraid to point out that you need more training or communication from your boss in order to get your work done
- Treats callers with respect, and does not allow being busy to get in the way of providing good customer service and making clients feel like the most important thing.
- Being familiar with practice management software or similar technology is a plus.
Compensation
$27,000 - $35,000 yearly
Family Law Legal Assistant – Buckhannon
If you are interested in using your exceptional organizational, customer service, and computer skills to be part of a growing law firm, this might be the job for you!
We are a small business that helps clients who have experienced personal injury, employment, or family law issues located in Clarksburg, Parkersburg, and Buckhannon, West Virginia.
We are seeking a Family Law Legal Assistant to grow our team. Our Legal Assistant will play an integral role in creating memorable experiences for our clients in person and over the telephone while providing excellent support to our team. This position requires empathy, discipline, focus, and attention to detail.
We are looking for a high-quality team player with organizational talent to help us aggressively grow our business. The person we hire must bring energy, positivity, and a “can-do” attitude to work every day while working in a very dynamic environment.
This position will handle communications between clients, opposing counsel, courts, court reporters, and other firm team members. Must be able to remain calm and collected in a fast-paced environment in high-pressure situations.
Responsibilities
Our Family Law Legal Assistant will be responsible for:
- Assisting lawyers in collecting legal and factual documents
- Taking incoming calls
- Communicating with clients and vendors
- Creating and maintaining case files
- Managing attorneys’ calendars
- Entering case deadlines
- Documenting and maintaining case details
- Conducting research and organizing information relevant to cases
- Assist with preparing the case for trial
- Drafting notices and filing documents with the court
Qualifications
We need a competent and professional assistant who:
- Is compassionate, friendly, and smiles when answering the phone and greeting clients
- Is not intimidated by speaking directly to attorneys or judge’s offices
- Is able to think outside of the box and has great problem-solving skills
- Conquers calendars, e-mail, word processing, and the internet
- Is positive and optimistic and does not live for drama
- Can change gears quickly while not taking the request for changes personally
- Understands the importance of doing good work, and doing it on time
- Can deal with a boss who is always busy, might not give much direction, might get distracted by new exciting things, and who hates dealing with admin stuff
- Is not afraid to point out that you need more training or communication from your boss in order to get your work done
- Treats callers with respect, does not allow being busy to get in the way of providing good customer service and making clients feel like the most important thing
- Knowledgeable and proficient with Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Familiarity with Practice Management Software or similar technology is a plus
- Is a team player and will never say "that's not my job"
Compensation
$27,000 - $35,000 yearly
Family Law Legal Assistant - Parkersburg
If you are interested in using your exceptional organizational, customer service, and computer skills to be part of a growing law firm, this might be the job for you!
We are seeking a Family Law Legal Assistant to grow our Parkersburg, WV team. Our Legal Assistant will play an integral role in creating memorable experiences for our clients in person and over the telephone while providing excellent support to our team. This position requires empathy, discipline, focus, and attention to detail.
We are looking for a high-quality team player with organizational talent to help us aggressively grow our business. The person we hire must bring energy, positivity, and a “can-do” attitude to work every day while working in a very dynamic environment.
This position will handle communications between clients, opposing counsel, courts, court reporters, and other firm team members. You must be able to maintain the ability to remain calm and collected in a fast-paced environment in high-pressure situations.
This is a full-time job, so you absolutely must be able to work *in the office* for 40 hours per week.
Responsibilities
Our Family Law Legal Assistant will be responsible for:
- Taking incoming calls
- Communicating with clients and vendors
- Managing attorneys’ calendars
- Entering case deadlines
- Drafting notices and filing documents with the court
- Creating and maintaining case files
- Documenting and maintaining case details
- Assisting lawyers in collecting legal and factual documents
- Conducting research and organizing information relevant to cases
- Assisting our attorneys and paralegals with preparing cases for trial
Qualifications
We need a competent and professional assistant who:
- Is compassionate, friendly, and smiles when answering the phone and greeting clients
- Is not intimidated by speaking directly to attorneys or judge’s offices
- Is able to think outside of the box and has great problem-solving skills
- Conquers calendars, e-mail, word processing, and the internet
- Is positive and optimistic
- Can change gears quickly while not taking the request for changes personally
- Understands the importance of doing good work, and doing it on time
- Can deal with a boss who is always busy, might not give much direction, might get distracted by new exciting things, and who hates dealing with admin stuff
- Is not afraid to point out that you need more training or communication from your boss in order to get your work done
- Treats callers with respect, does not allow being busy to get in the way of providing good customer service and making clients feel like the most important thing
- Is a team player and will never say "that's not my job"
- Knowledgeable and proficient with Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel
- Familiarity with Practice Management Software or similar technology is a plus but it is not a requirement
Compensation
$27,000 - $35,000 yearly
