NEOGOV · 4 months ago
Paralegal-Williston
Williston, ND
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$63K/yr - $93K/yrNEOGOV is part of the North Dakota Court System, which offers rewarding career opportunities in public service. The Paralegal role involves providing administrative and secretarial support to a district judge, conducting legal research, and ensuring the accuracy of legal documents.
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Responsibilities
Researches, analyzes, and summarizes case laws, administrative rules, regulations, administrative, and judicial decisions
Composes, prepares, and ensures the accuracy of various legal documents
Assists judicial officer with trial preparation
Serves as primary contact for judicial officer. Greets visitors, screens telephone calls and correspondence, provides information, and explains policies and procedures as appropriate. Acts as a liaison between the judicial officer and personnel from other agencies, the general public, and attorneys
Coordinates meetings and maintains the calendar for the judicial officer. Schedules trials and other court proceedings, unless done by a calendar control clerk, and in cooperation with the clerk of court, and informs parties of the same
Provides secretarial and clerical support to the judicial officer by preparing, transcribing, and proofreading all correspondence, findings, orders, jury instructions, memorandums, or other materials
Performs a variety of clerical and administrative tasks that may include: answering phones, maintaining, and purchasing office supplies, maintaining law library, arranging appointments and travel reservations, scheduling and notifying parties of meetings and proceedings, performing related scheduling functions, maintaining continuing education records, and preparing expense vouchers
Accurately records court and jury trial proceedings. Responsibility also requires taking court notes during hearings to identify appearances and to note significant events during the hearing and to locate and present prior testimony. Requires travel to other counties within and outside of the district for court proceedings assigned to the district judge or referee
Performs clerking duties in courtroom, administers oaths, marks documents, maintains logs and other forms, and transfers storage devices, files, and records to the clerk of district court for reference
Performs other duties of a comparable level or type or as assigned
Qualification
Required
A high school diploma and seven years of experience
Successful completion of a national certifying examination specifically designed for legal assistants/paralegals which includes continuing legal education for maintenance of that certification
Bachelor's degree and either one year of experience or 18 semester credit hours of legal assistant/paralegal substantive courses
Graduation from an ABA approved legal assistant/paralegal program
Valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility
Requires AAERT (American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers) CER (certified electronic court reporter) certification or ability to obtain within one year of job entry
Considerable knowledge of court rules and procedures, legal documents, laws, and legal factors pertaining to the courts
Extensive knowledge of legal terminology
Knowledge of office systems, procedures, and equipment
Knowledge of electronic recording equipment
Knowledge of word processing and internet software
Ability to communicate at all levels both orally and in writing
Ability to relate professionally with judges, court administrators, staff, representatives of other agencies, attorneys, and the public
Ability to proficiently use related software programs
Proficiently uses related software programs
Proofreading and editorial skills
The essential functions of the job typically require: grasping, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, feeling, fingering, and some repetitive motions or other reasonable methods that accommodate an individual in completing the essential functions of the job
Work is performed in a comfortable office work environment
Employee is subject to some travel in the performance of the job
Employee has control over scheduling and travel arrangements and can adjust schedules due to adverse weather or travel conditions
Physical requirements can typically be characterized as Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body
Benefits
Employer-paid family health insurance premiums
Retirement contributions
Generous vacation and sick leave accruals
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
Founded in 1999
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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