Paralegal

Job description

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant I works under close supervision with required assistance readily available. Persons in this position typically perform the following: Required: *Employees will earn H&W dollars per eligible hour (including vacation and holiday up to 40 hours/week). H&W monies are used to offset the employer’s cost of benefits the employee elects into and/or utilizes. Any remaining health and welfare monies after all applicable deductions would be cashed out to the employee on a 1 pay period lag. - Consult prescribed sources of information for facts relating to matters of interest to the program - File various documents with the court. - Process a variety of documents for use at trial and prepare document notebooks. - Review documents to extract selected data and information relating to specific items - Review and summarize information in prescribed format on case precedent and decisions - Search and extract legal references in libraries and computer-data banks. - Attend hearings or court appearances to become informed on administrative and/or court procedures and the status of cases, and where necessary, assist in the presentation of charts and other visual information...