Paralegal

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Paralegal

Duties: Provides advanced legal support to the attorneys in the General Counsel's Office by doing assigned tasks such as preparing correspondence and documents, researching legal issues, meeting with clients, and gathering and analyzing data. Conduct intake interviews with campus constituents seeking assistance from Office of the General Counsel and conducting necessary follow up and documentation for referral to attorneys. Monitor recent legislation, court cases, and/or publications and notify attorneys of matters that affect higher education. Act as liaison to outside counsel to coordinate discovery, assemble evidence and identify witnesses. Act as liaison to Risk Manager; convey information regarding claims and settlements. Provide advanced legal assistance to attorneys by: Preparing legal documents, reviewing and responding to subpoenas, and preparing drafts of releases, waivers, discovery responses and responses to complaints for attorney review. Investigating facts for cases related to litigation, disputes, claims, and complaints. Preparing correspondence, memos, contracts, template forms, and settlement agreements. Researching legal issues and identifying appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials that are relevant to assigned cases. Preparing written reports for attorneys and organizing and analyzing information. Design and create spreadsheets, graphs, and charts in support of cases. Create mail merges to facilitate contact information for campus wide distribution of materials, board correspondence and general office communication. Maintain General Counsel's website. Participate, when asked, on ad hoc committees. Other duties as assigned by General Counsel or other attorneys. Perform special projects as required or assigned by General Counsel, or other attorneys. Attend and report on proceedings or meetings; represent General Counsel's Office at various meetings on and off campus. Prepare, send and follow up on correspondence and matters that require action, including but not limited to, pending cases, bankruptcy notices, or class action notices.

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