PARALEGAL - 40000106, 40000102 (DSSLS DIVISION)

About the role

Department: Legal. Date Posted: August 18, 2026. Closing Date: Until Filled. Position Number: 40000106, 40000102.

The purpose of this job is to perform responsible paraprofessional work in assisting the County Attorney’s Office with trials, appeals, investigations, and legal research in its DSS section primarily focused on child support enforcement, juvenile abuse/neglect/dependency (AND), and adult guardianship matters. This position works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Responsibilities

• Performs legal research using LexisNexis/Westlaw, assists in investigations, completes specially assigned projects, and manages complex problems and time-constrained tasks with rapid but error-free analyses.
• Assists County Attorneys in hearings and trials, including assembling case packets, marking exhibits, and managing various documentation.
• Drafts, reviews, analyzes and files legal documents including petitions, motions, proposed orders, complaints, interrogatories, affidavits, notices, and subpoenas, and complete cite checking in preparation of filing briefs and motions.
• Prepares and maintains case files; tracks statutory deadlines.
• Collect, organize, redact, certify, and authenticate records in compliance with federal and state laws.
• Assists in the drafting and responding to discovery requests such as, but not limited to, interrogatories, requests for admissions, requests for production of documents, etc.
• Maintains databases, calendars, and shared hearing schedules.
• Maintains forms, standard operating procedures, and notebooks.
• Coordinates witnesses and exhibits for court.
• Assemble financial documentation (wage records, payment histories, calculations) and prepare exhibits for establishment, enforcement, and modification hearings.
• Prepare juvenile petitions, motions to review, non-secure custody orders, and notices; monitor court plans.
• Serves as liaison between County Attorney’s Office, clients