What are the responsibilities and job description for the Temporary Legal Assistant position at BBSI West Valley?
Job Description
Job Description
The Utah Indigent Appellate Defense Division (IADD) of the Utah Indigent Defense Commission (IDC) is seeking a temporary legal assistant or paralegal to support the Child Welfare Appellate Division. This is a unique opportunity for a hard working and creative individual with paralegal and or legal experience. This person will work as a paralegal reporting to the Senior Child Welfare Appellate Attorney to provide appellate defense services to indigent parents and families in Utah. This individual should have experience with client management and should possess the ability to treat all clients with respect. Child welfare legal experience is preferred. The work will be in person and in-state travel may be required.
Principal Duties
- Drafts correspondence, reports, documents, motions, proposed orders, and / or other written materials
- Responds to calls and emails from clients and the courts
- Searches, retrieves and / or researches public and private records in accordance with applicable state and federal laws governing access to these records
- Conducts interviews to gather or clarify information
- Maintains document control, tracking and tracing
- Participates in legal research
- Draft memoranda of legal research results
- Drafts and files proposed orders and procedural motions
- Participates in moot oral arguments with attorneys
- Maintains case management system
- Participates in client visits and documentation
- Conducts factual research and compiles information obtained from investigations under the direction of an attorney or other legal assistant staff
- Answers law-related questions
- Assists in updating and communications with clients
- Assists in preparation of appellate briefs, including preparation of tables of content, cases, and authorities; cite checking case law; compiling addenda, electronic filing, and certificate of service.
- Files pleadings in CARE, Xchange, and appellate courts as needed including printing and binding hard copies as necessary
Ideal Candidate
Why You Should Join Our Team
The Utah Indigent Defense Commission is a fast-paced, dynamic office staffed with a hard-working, passionate team with diverse experiences and expertise. Working in this office will give you direct, hands-on experience. This job is one that will grow your professional skills and capabilities. The Child Welfare Appellate Division is looking for team players who want to use their skills to make an impact on this area of the law and the lives of our clients.
Company Description
BBSI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
California Applicants : To see how we protect your data, visit our website at https : / / www.bbsi.com / privacy -notice-california-applicants.
Company Description
BBSI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. California Applicants : To see how we protect your data, visit our website at https : / / www.bbsi.com / privacy-notice-california-applicants.
