Paralegal (50% FTE)

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide support for legal services to the Child Support unit, Family and Children Services units, including Child Protective Services, adoptions, foster care and residential services, and Adult Services Unit, which includes Adult Protective Services and guardianships.
• Show basic knowledge of case, statutory, and common law.
• Show basic knowledge of judicial and quasi-judicial procedures and the rules of evidence.
• Perform legal research in accordance with preliminary instructions as to methods or approach, source material available, and policy and precedent of the office.
• Summarize facts and evidence and prepare legal instruments.
• Communicate clearly and logically in oral and written form.
• Utilize technology in research and writing assignments.
• Create spreadsheets to capture and analyze data.
• Maintain effective working relationships with persons contacted in the course of work.

Minimum Education And Experience

• Graduation from an appropriately accredited institution for paralegal training; or Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of substantive paralegal experience;
• High school or General Education Development (GED) diploma and five years of paralegal experience performing delegated, substantive legal work;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Valid North Carolina driver's license required. Bilinguals encouraged to apply. DD 214 is required from applicants claiming a military preference.

Benefits

Your benefits add value to your overall compensation program by offering you vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, life, accident, disability insurance plans, NC 401(k) Plan, and other benefits that work together to provide overall wellness and financial security for you and your family.