Paralegal

Are you interested in growing in a continually evolving work environment with a small collaborative team

Travis County Sheriffs Office is looking for a Paralegal to join our team on-site in Austin this role you will be working closely with law enforcement corrections and the Travis County Attorneys Office and District Attorneys Office conducting legal research responding to open records requests and much more. Travis County Sheriffs Office promotes a great work-life balance holiday vacation time off and other great benefits.

This is the first in a series of two paralegal-related job classifications within the Administrative Support job family. This classification is distinguished from the Paralegal Senior in that incumbents do not supervise other Paralegals or serve as the primary agent in the research and drafting of legal memoranda on substantive and procedural legal topics. Sensitivity to detail communication and confidentiality.

• Research inmates legal material requests. Determine inmates status (for example represented vs pro se and indigent vs non-indigent). Assemble response to inmates requests.
• Maintains logs of output (documents supplies mailing etc.). Maintain sufficient supplies for inmate needs. Must be comfortable working in high-security environment.
• Prepares and organizes government and open records requests as well as documents requested through subpoenas. Retrieves information from computer to assist case documentation. Contacts office staff Court personnel employees from other criminal justice agencies and others as required to obtain information needed for requests. Reviews screens and analyzes case-related materials for assigned cases and provides summary of facts to assigned folders. Processes documents including preparation filing and issuance of information. Obtains indexes and outlines criminal histories offense reports and all other relevant documents.
• Assists attorney(s) in preparation for depositions trials Court and administrative hearings. Drafts correspondence to victims attorney(s) governmental agencies law enforcement agencies and the general public as to the status of cases contracts or opinions. Conducts legal research prepares files subpoenas and other legal documents as required. Meets with respondents or defendants attorney(s) to provide case information.
• Drafts legal documents as needed or directed by TCSO staff.
• May appear in Court to provide testimony as custodian of record. Coordinates discovery including assisting in drafting and calendaring of interrogatories requests for disclosures requests for production requests for admissions and other requests in accordance with local state federal and administrative and agency rules and procedures. Drafts discovery responses and objections in assigned cases.
• Coordinates and schedules Court appearances trials depositions and meetings. Responds to inquiries related to the cases pending and returns messages for assigned requests. Maintains log of daily duties. Maintains statistical records and prepares reports. Responds to inquiries related to the pending cases and returns messages for attorney(s) TCSO staff and inmates. Communicates with office staff adverse counsel and staff Court Clerks and personnel and other Travis County employees.
• May select train and oversee clerical support staff including reviewing prepared files and documents. May locate and make contractual arrangements with foreign language interpreters.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree in Paralegal Studies Public Administration Business Administration or a directly related field AND two (2) years experience as a paralegal;

OR

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge skills and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses Registrations Certifications or Special Requirements:
Paralegal Certificate from a professionally recognized Paralegal/Legal Assistant program.
Applicants are required to attach a resume with the online application.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Federal State Local and County applicable laws rules regulations and guidelines.
• Public Information Act.
• Policies practices procedures and legal terminology related to Court system.
• Discovery process including subpoenas.
• Current legal trends in the interaction of law and professional ethics.
• Statistical and record keeping applications including databases and spreadsheets.
• Business letter writing grammar and punctuation and report preparation.
• Lexis Nexis Westlaw or other case research database software.
• May be required to develop knowledge of and adhere to federal and state laws requiring the confidential handling of certain health information.

• Acquiring maintaining organizing analyzing and summarizing case evidence.
• Understanding legal terminology and English grammar.
• Case file examination for documentation accuracy.
• Operating a variety of modern office equipment including a computer.
• Both verbal and written communication.

• Accurately and succinctly summarize legal information.
• Perform legal research.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials judges attorneys Court personnel other participants in the civil justice system representatives of outside agencies and the general public.

Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 20-50 pounds occasionally visual acuity speech and hearing hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to sitting client/customer contact standing walking vision to monitor repetitive motion stooping/kneeling squatting bending and reaching to perform the essential functions.

Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

Work Hours: 8 AM - 5 PM; Monday through Friday.

Location:Austin TX

This position is in office.

Department: Sheriff

Criminal Background Check Credit Check Driving Record Drug Test Alcohol Test Education and Employment history check required.
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