DOC Paralegal Assistant
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Springfield • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $4,954 - $6,139 per month
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Assists the Chief Legal Counsel in responding to requests.
- Organizes inquiries involving litigation and writes responses.
- Maintains docketing systems, databases, and other electronic files consisting of litigation materials, subpoenas, orders, and settlement agreements.
- Conducts confidential studies and research relating to legal issues.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in such areas as legal, pre-legal, English, statistics or directly related coursework.
- Prefers at least four (4) years of professional experience as a paralegal or legal assistant.
- Prefers at least four (4) years of experience in maintaining legal files in an electronic docketing system.
- Prefers at least four (4) years of experience in responding to discovery requests.
- Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in conducting legal research for a managing attorney.
- Prefers at least four (4) years of professional experience in drafting memorandums, correspondence, and other written materials.
- Prefers at least four (4) years of experience in maintaining and updating electronic databases.
- Prefers at least four (4) years of experience in operating Microsoft Office programs.
- Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in conducting legal research.
Benefits
- Health, Life, Vision and Dental Insurance
- 12 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pension Plan - Vesting at 10 years for Tier II
- Full 20-year retirement awards free health insurance during retirement
- Deferred compensation and other pre-tax benefits programs
- Paid state holidays: 13 - 14 day annually
- 3 paid Personal Business days annually
- 12 paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over year to year)
- 10 - 25 Paid Vacation days annually (10 days beginning at year 1 employment)
- Employee Assistance Program and/or Mental Health resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal researchlitigation supportdrafting memorandumsresponding to discovery requestsmaintaining legal filesupdating electronic databasesdocketing systemswriting responsesconducting confidential studiesstatistical analysis