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National Legal Aid & Defender Association · 20 hours ago

Paralegal - Moline

Joliet, IL

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$42K/yr - $54K/yr

National Legal Aid & Defender Association is seeking a Paralegal to join their team in the Moline office. The Paralegal will provide support to attorneys in serving vulnerable community members by managing case files, preparing legal documents, and assisting clients with various legal issues.

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Senior Management

Responsibilities

Maintain contact with clients to provide information on the status of their cases

Prepare pleadings and correspondence for Attorneys as assigned

Prepare correspondence and documents for direct services to clients

Monitor case files to see that they contain all required documents

Generate and mail notices for court proceedings and schedule matters on the court docket

Working with PSLS attorneys to assist clients in a wide range of legal problems, including family law, domestic violence litigation, administrative law, Social Security Disability benefits, landlord/tenant, and other matters

Supporting the attorneys in their legal work, including assisting with and preparing routine pleadings, notices, subpoenas, correspondence, and other similar documents; scheduling court dates; e-filing; scheduling client appointments in open cases; assisting with medical and other records requests; assisting attorneys with file organization and review of closed files; and assisting with filing

Entering client information and data into case management software

Performing a variety of other office tasks such as typing, copying, faxing, and emailing

Assisting with medical and other records requests

Periodically assisting with off-site intake

Qualification

Legal researchCase management softwareDocument preparationClient communicationOffice administration

Required

Full-time availability, 37.5 hours per week

Ability to maintain contact with clients to provide information on the status of their cases

Experience in preparing pleadings and correspondence for Attorneys

Ability to prepare correspondence and documents for direct services to clients

Experience in monitoring case files to ensure they contain all required documents

Ability to generate and mail notices for court proceedings and schedule matters on the court docket

Experience working with attorneys to assist clients in a wide range of legal problems, including family law, domestic violence litigation, administrative law, Social Security Disability benefits, landlord/tenant, and other matters

Ability to support attorneys in their legal work, including assisting with and preparing routine pleadings, notices, subpoenas, correspondence, and other similar documents

Experience in scheduling court dates and e-filing

Ability to schedule client appointments in open cases

Experience assisting with medical and other records requests

Ability to assist attorneys with file organization and review of closed files

Experience in entering client information and data into case management software

Ability to perform a variety of office tasks such as typing, copying, faxing, and emailing

Ability to assist with off-site intake periodically