Paralegal

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized professional and results oriented individual to serve as Paralegal. DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan excellent benefits and a pension program. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong leadership and communication capabilities. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

• Serves as Paralegal
• Attends court hearings as directed
• Reviews all files on call sheet to ensure that files have been received
• Performs special projects and prepares statistical or other reports
• Receives and processes all subpoenas received by staff
• Obtains legal materials upon request of staff attorneys either from law libraries or from other Department offices
• Under the direction of staff attorneys files court documents and serves legal papers
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumeratedabove

• Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with coursework insuch areas as legal pre-legal English statistics or directly related coursework.

• 2 years of experience in a law office or legal area of a public or business organization applying working knowledge ofprecedent cases writing style format and vocabulary appropriate to the legal profession.
• 2 years of experience in a law office or legal area of a public or business organization applying working knowledge of technical report writing vocabulary and word usage
• 2 years of experience in a public or business organization utilizing the ability to write in a clear and concise manner
• 2 years of experience in a law office or legal area of a public or business organization utilizing the ability to analyze andorganize facts evidence and precedents and drafting written material to legal staff in a clear and logical format
• 2 years of experience in a public or business organization applying the ability to organize and present statistical data

• Requires ability to pass a background check
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate valid drivers license
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the jobdescription

DCFS is deeply committed to the welfare and protection of children. Our goal is to protect children by strengthening and supporting every effort from receiving hotline calls to reaching family reunification or foster care and adoption children and families are our focus. The Office of Legal Services works in a supportive capacity to ensure Departmental adherence to all applicable laws statutes regulations and court orders.

As a State of Illinois Employee you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health Life Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
  • Personal Sick & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI BillTraining/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this link: Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Headquarter Location: 301 W Galena Blvd Aurora Illinois 60506
Work County: Kane
Agency Contact: Michael Bernardy
Email: (for questions only)
Posting Group: Legal Audit & Compliance; Office & Administrative Support

This position DOES NOT contain Specialized Skills (as that term is used in CBAs).

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