Paralegal

at  FLORIDA RURAL LEGAL SERVICES Inc

JOB OVERVIEW:

Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. is seeking to hire a paralegal to join our team of legal researchers. You will be supporting our organization by preparing documents like affidavits and legal correspondence, as well as organizing and maintaining files. You will also be asked to file pleadings with court clerks and help prepare for trials by organizing exhibits and assisting with other tasks as required.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be proficient with Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel. You will also need to be able to multitask effectively and essentially thrive in a busy, team-oriented environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Preparing affidavits, legal correspondence and other documents for attorneys.
Organizing and maintaining documents in a paper or electronic filing system.
Meeting with clients, attorneys, and other professionals to talk about case details.
Filing pleadings with court clerk.
Helping prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assisting with other tasks as needed.
Preparing briefs, wills, contracts, real estate closing statements, pleadings, appeals, and other legal documents.
Investigating facts and laws of cases and searching public records and other resources to prepare cases and determine causes of action.
Directing and coordinating law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
Gathering and analyzing statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, documents and other data.
Calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
Keeping law library up-to-date by monitoring legal volumes.

• Preparing affidavits, legal correspondence and other documents for attorneys.
• Organizing and maintaining documents in a paper or electronic filing system.
• Meeting with clients, attorneys, and other professionals to talk about case details.
• Filing pleadings with court clerk.
• Helping prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assisting with other tasks as needed.
• Preparing briefs, wills, contracts, real estate closing statements, pleadings, appeals, and other legal documents.
• Investigating facts and laws of cases and searching public records and other resources to prepare cases and determine causes of action.
• Directing and coordinating law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
• Gathering and analyzing statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, documents, and other data.
• Calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
• Keeping law library up-to-date by monitoring legal volumes.
• Other duties assigned
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