What are the responsibilities and job description for the Criminal Defense Paralegal position at DLC Consulting Services, LLC?
Overview:
The Criminal Defense Paralegal will perform various administrative and substantive legal tasks in support of the Criminal Defense Department. Position will assist attorneys in all aspects of criminal defense litigation, including in-person and electronic filing, drafting legal documents, organizing files pertaining to cases, preparing letters to clients, and providing case status updates.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Paralegal will perform various criminal defense case management-related duties, frequently communicate with clients and work within multiple databases.
Paralegal Duties:
- Prepares correspondences, simple pleadings, notices, and document shells.
- Conducts legal research, prepares attorney working binders, creates and manages client/matter-related spreadsheets.
- Prepares notices and proofs of service.
- E-files in various jurisdictions.
- Prepares tables of contents and authorities.
- Maintains accurate electronic client files and other documentation.
- Maintains accurate electronic client files and other documentation.
- Interacts with clients via phone, email, and in-person.
- Prepares case binders and other client management tools.
- Schedules depositions, courts calls and other third-party vendor services.
- Manages multiple office and client-related calendars.
Essential Competencies:
- Critical Thinker: The ability to gather relevant information, interpret and evaluate the data, and make informed decisions. Develop sound, practical solutions and make timely decisions.
- Effective Communicator (Written and Oral): The ability to communicate clearly and coherently, interpret information, and adapt communication to suit situations and audience needs. Must have excellent writing skills with high attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting.
- Strong Interpersonal Skills: The ability to develop and maintain relationships and work toward a common goal by working cooperatively, developing positive relationships, and providing information and assistance willingly.
- Detail-Oriented: The ability to develop and apply comprehensive planning and organizing strategies to ensure projects are appropriately prioritized and resources are used effectively and efficiently.
- Proactive: The ability to see opportunities to make improvements and independently choose strategies to achieve them; envisions new and innovative possibilities and acts on them independently to achieve benefits.
- Manages Change: The ability to change directions quickly as workflow needs change, and to respond flexibly to a changing work environment.
- Technical Skills/Learning: The ability to quickly learn and integrate new technical skills and knowledge; seeks avenues to enhance technical skills. Must have strong skills in MS Word, MS Outlook, Adobe and legal time and billing systems.
Specific Qualifications:
- A minimum of three to five years previous paralegal experience, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Paralegal certification from an American Bar Association-approved course preferred.
- Proven proficiency in the MS Suite of applications, legal time and billing systems and records management software.
- The ability to multi-task and manage multiple moving parts of client engagements.
- Database management exposure or experience.
- Proven and polished attention to detail.
- Ability to work overtime as required, sometimes on short notice.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Ability to sit at a desk for prolonged periods of time and lift up to 25lbs on a regular basis.
- Valid North Carolina Drivers License.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $52,601.00 - $55,680.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $52,601 - $55,680