Paralegal

Atlanta, GA 30334

Posted: 10/31/2022 Industry: Legal Job Number: 2046696 Pay Rate: $25.00/hour

Job Description

Job Description:

Paralegals provide administrative, transactional, litigation and research support to attorneys.


Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Researches and drafts legal documents
  • Prepares answers to pleadings
  • Prepares case/research binders
  • Conducts cite checks of legal motions and briefs
  • Pulls court documents from dockets
  • Files legal documents and court papers with various courts and online court systems
  • Reviews petitions and other filings to evaluate the need for departmental involvement in cases
  • Serves as communication liaison between the division and respondents, attorneys, courts and clients
  • Performs legal research, including analyzing rules, regulations, case law, and statutory law
  • Maintains records on the status and deadlines associated with division cases
  • Tracks case status
  • Tracks and provides statistics associated with unit cases
  • Maintains, organizes and indexes files for the unit
  • Prepares a variety of correspondence
  • Responds to inquiries received from clients and the general public
  • Attends unit and departmental meetings as required
  • May maintain library resources for the division
  • May attend and assist attorney with hearings and client meetings
  • May coordinate the payment process for outside attorney services utilized by the division
  • May provide guidance or training to less experienced paralegals or other staff
  • Performs other related duties as assigned


Requirements:

A paralegal certificate, diploma or degree
OR
An associate s degree (non-paralegal) and 1 year of paralegal experience,
OR
Three years of documented paralegal experience

Ability to type at a high speed and accuracy rate
High level of attention to detail
Strong communication skills
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