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Job Description:
We seek an experienced and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our agency. Under limited supervision, the successful candidate will assist attorneys by providing administrative and legal support services including document preparation, legal research, and preparation for legal proceedings.
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- Maintain electronic files for multiple docket types, including routine proceedings, complaints, investigations, rules & regulations and appeals.
- Assist attorneys with hearing preparations; including but not limited to making copies of exhibits for court reporter/commissioners, scheduling court reporter/translators.
- Coordinate scheduling of Commission meetings and legal proceedings, such as hearings, planning/prehearing conferences, and oral arguments.
- Serve as public records officer for the agency, including records management and coordinating responses to records requests.
- Coordinate compliance with other legal requirements, including preparation and filing of annual reports, appeals.
- Write legal documents, such as routine orders, pleadings, and motions for review, approval and use by an attorney.
- Conduct research and analysis of statutes, regulations, cases, Commission orders, and other legal sources.
- Assist with the preparation of rule and regulation filings with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office.
- Serve as law librarian, keeping and monitoring legal volumes and ensuring legal volumes are up-to-date.
Requirements/Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Associates degree in paralegal studies from an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program at an accredited college or successful completion of a program at an ABA approved paralegal institute. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
Preferred: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and/or case management software; experience with legal research software (Lexis, Westlaw, etc.).
Salary: $52,000 - $57,000 commensurate with experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge: State and federal statutory and case law and constitutional provisions pertinent to agency programs; administrative law; goals, scope, and impact of agency programs; functional relationships and legal processes of the courts and legislative/administrative bodies in Nebraska; judicial procedures and rules of evidence; the principles and practices of legal research; the techniques of preparing and drafting legal documents and forms; legal terminology.
Skills: operate computer equipment and other office machines; use a variety of advisory and statistical data such as manuals, policies, procedures, and reports; prioritize/organize work; analyze data; research; and problem-solving.
Abilities: interpret and apply statutes, case law, decisions of a court/administrative agency, and administrative rules and policies; prepare and communicate orally the facts and arguments of a case; communicate in writing to summarize and exchange legal findings and conclusions; interact professionally with legal associates, elected officials, other government employees, the public, and representative of parties involved in a case; draft legal opinions and recommendations based on research, investigations and discussions with attorneys; conduct legal research and investigations; identify critical elements of legal questions or issues; and use a computer for word processing and research.
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Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.
Skills Required
- Associate degree in paralegal studies from an ABA-approved program or completion of an ABA-approved paralegal institute.
- Equivalent experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and/or case management software.
- Experience with legal research software (Lexis, Westlaw, etc.).
- Knowledge of state and federal statutes, case law, administrative law, judicial procedures, and rules of evidence.
- Ability to prepare and draft legal documents, pleadings, motions, and routine orders.
- Ability to conduct legal research and analyze statutes, regulations, cases, and Commission orders.
- Experience maintaining electronic case files, coordinating hearings, and managing public records requests.
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