Job Description
A Paralegal III performs, but is not limited to the following duties:
- Assist attorneys, provide Legal Clerk and Paralegal/Legal Assistant II review
- Analyzes and evaluates case files against legal standards
- Notes and corrects case file deficiencies (e.g. missing documents, inconsistent material, leads not investigated) before sending the case on to the concerned trial attorney
- Reviews and analyzes available precedents relevant to cases under consideration for use in presenting case summaries to trial attorneys
- Gathers, sorts, classifies, and interprets data to discover patterns of possible discrimination activity
- Interviews relevant personnel and potential witnesses to gather information
- Reviews and analyzes relevant statistics
- Performs statistical evaluations such as standard deviations, analyses of variance, means, modes, and ranges as supporting data for case litigation
- Consults with statistical experts on reliability evaluations
- May testify in court concerning relevant data
Requirements
A Paralegal III must meet the following qualifications:
- Possess a paralegal certificate
- At least five to eight years of paralegal experience required; trial experience very helpful
- At least one year of automated paralegal support experience
- Sound working knowledge of legal system, legal research procedures, and sources of information
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, analytic ability, and thorough knowledge of legal research tools
- Hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, database, spreadsheet, and telecommunications
- Ability to consistently deliver highest quality work under extreme pressure
This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.
