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- Perform legal and factual research
- Perform records research
- Identify relevant judicial decisions, statutes, legal articles, codes and other pertinent material
- Organize and analyze information
- Cross-check and validate information
- Prepare written reports
- Draft legal documents including briefs, pleadings, appeals, agreements, contracts and legal memoranda
- Help prepare legal arguments, applications, declarations and motions
- Prepare correspondence
- Check and edit legal forms and documents for accuracy
- Build and maintain databases and files
- Organize and track case files
- Review and monitor new and updated laws and regulations
- Maintain law library
- Co-ordinate law office activities
- Assist the lawyer in the their daily activities
- Handle docket entries
- Communicate with clients regarding cases.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors degree, an associates degree, or certificate program in paralegal studies
- Thorough knowledge of legal principles and practices
- Thorough knowledge of legal research techniques
- Thorough knowledge of legal terminology
- Thorough knowledge of legal communication principles and practices
- In-depth knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations
- Relevant computer software knowledge and experience
- Willing to learn all the above