What are the responsibilities and job description for the Experienced Criminal Paralegal position at Crescent City Law, LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Crescent City Law (CCL) is a rapidly growing law firm in the New Orleans area that is seeking an experienced and motivated criminal paralegal to assist our attorneys in helping our clients. We are looking for someone who has compassion and empathy for the population we serve and a knack for helping to prepare winning cases. We want to create an all-star team, so we will provide you with training, guidance, compensation, and benefits commensurate with your experience.
CCL represents the accused in criminal courts, we help people hide their criminal records with expungements, and we fight traffic tickets. The firm also helps people injured at work and in accidents.
Customer Service and Clear Communication are important to the firm owner and to clients. [Read our Google Reviews to learn more about the type of experience we want clients to have!] We want referrals from happy clients, not repeat business from miserable ones. We strive to deliver an experience that is above and beyond that of our competitors!
An ideal candidate will have experience with both criminal and civil cases but prefer criminal defense. A bilingual (Spanish) speaker with 2-5 years’ experience is strongly desired. You’ll assist our attorneys in the preparation of criminal defense (research, writing, reviewing police reports, and other tasks), expungement preparation, and preparing personal injury matters.
Our paralegals have direct contact with clients. Since many of our cases are small, you will need to be able to transition from one project easily and efficiently to the next, but attention to detail is still paramount. You will get the job done accurately, complete tasks with minimal oversight, and provide the firm with at least 30 billable hours per week of client work.
If you believe CCL is the right place to bring your unique set of skills, and a place where you will be rewarded for them, then please apply.
Compensation : 49,000
Responsibilities :
- Case Management and Tracking Files
- Organizing files
- Docketing / scheduling events
- Filling out legal forms and assisting clients in filling out forms
- Drafting letters and simple court documents for Attorney review
- Writing reports and legal documents for Attorney review
- Reviewing and Summarizing evidence for Attorneys to Review
- Thorough legal research into new / novel issues, verifying case law, and reviewing legislation as it develops
- Interview Witnesses and Victims
- Preparing and responding to discovery
- Communicating with clients to provide updates and gather information
- Assisting Lawyers in court (Trial Assistant)
- Back up for Legal Assistants including but not limited to checking e-fling, updating files, answering phones, and scheduling
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications :
About Company
At Crescent City Law, LLC, we help people avoid the serious consequences of a criminal conviction. We opened in 2010 and started the firm by representing the accused with traffic tickets. Later, we expanded our practice to criminal courts both after during the trial phase and hiding criminal records with expungements so our clients could live better lives. While about 80% of our work is in the defense of the accused, about 20% of our revenue is earned by helping people recover from the injuries they suffered as a result of an accident where someone else was at fault.
We need a star who can support our legal team and help our clients through this difficult time in their life.
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience.
Salary : $49,000