Travis County · 13 hours ago
Paralegal - Litigation
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expTravis County is seeking a Paralegal to provide routine legal research support under moderate supervision. The role involves preparing case materials, assisting attorneys in legal proceedings, and coordinating various legal documents and schedules.
GovernmentInfrastructurePublic Safety
Responsibilities
Prepares and organizes pretrial case materials. Retrieves information from computer to assist case documentation. Contacts office staff, Court personnel, employees from other criminal justice agencies and others, as required to obtain information needed for prosecution of cases. Reviews, screens, and analyzes case-related materials for assigned cases and provides summary of facts to assigned attorneys. Processes documents, including preparation, filing and issuance of information. Obtains, indexes and outlines criminal histories, offense reports and all other relevant documents. Analyzes jury lists
Assists attorney(s) in preparation for depositions, trials, Court and administrative hearings. Coordinates witness appearance in all Court proceedings. Investigates facts, files pleadings and orders. Drafts correspondence to victims, clients, attorney(s), governmental agencies, law enforcement agencies and the general public as to the status of cases, contracts, or opinions. Conducts legal research, prepares files, subpoenas and other legal documents, as required. Meets with respondent's or defendant's attorney(s) to provide case information or discovery
Negotiates agreed judgments with defense attorneys. Drafts judgments, orders, contracts, payment agreements and other documents for assigned cases. May appear in Court with attorneys to take notes and follow up on items requested. Files documents with the court and appears on behalf of supervising attorney at Civil / District Court, and calls to obtain default judgments
Coordinates discovery, including drafting and calendaring of interrogatories, requests for disclosures, requests for production, requests for admissions and other requests in accordance with local, state, federal and administrative and agency rules and procedures. Drafts discovery responses and objections in assigned cases
Coordinates and schedules Court appearances, trials, depositions and meetings. Maintains Court settings for attorney's calendar. Responds to inquiries related to the cases pending and returns messages for assigned attorneys. Maintains personal time and billing records. Maintains statistical records and prepares reports. Responds to inquiries related to the pending cases and returns messages for assigned attorney(s). Communicates with office staff, adverse counsel and staff, Court Clerks and personnel, and other Travis County employees. Contacts witnesses and expert witnesses, as required. Interviews witnesses and prepares summaries. Receives and responds to open records requests
May select, train and supervise clerical support staff, including reviewing prepared files and documents. May locate and make contractual arrangements with foreign language interpreters
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, Public Administration, Business Administration or a directly related field AND two (2) years experience as a paralegal
Paralegal Certificate from a professionally recognized Paralegal/Legal Assistant program
Knowledge of Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines
Knowledge of law office management and administration
Knowledge of open meetings laws and Public Information Act
Knowledge of policies, practices, procedures and legal terminology related to Court system
Knowledge of discovery process
Knowledge of current legal trends in the interaction of law and professional ethics
Knowledge of statistical and record keeping applications, including databases and spreadsheets
Knowledge of business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation
Skill in acquiring, maintaining, organizing, analyzing and summarizing case evidence
Skill in understanding legal terminology and English grammar
Skill in case file examination for documentation accuracy
Skill in operating a variety of modern office equipment, including a computer
Skill in both verbal and written communication
Ability to train and supervise clerical and administrative employees
Ability to accurately and succinctly summarize legal information
Ability to perform legal research
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, judges, attorneys, Court personnel, other participants in the civil justice system, representatives of outside agencies, and the general public
Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 20-50 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment
Company
Travis County
Travis County is a government entity that manages civic, health, safety, infrastructure, and social services in Texas.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brandon Rogers
Chief Information Security Officer
Brian Stacy, IPMA-CP
Talent Acquisition Partner
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