Paralegal Associate - Office Of General Counsel

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Paralegal Associate - Office of General Counsel

Duties: To provide case management and support, case event tracking, record keeping, and legal research tasks. To assist with drafting and filing pleadings, legal memoranda, briefs and other legal materials as directed. Interacts on a daily basis with the Senior Supervisory Paralegal Associate and Senior Litigation Paralegal Associate, and Attorneys. Also interacts with all other members of the OGC staff, University officials, University faculty and staff, attorneys in private firms, Federal and District courts, administrative agencies and other third parties. Establishes and maintains organized files in areas of responsibility as outlined in the Paralegal Practice Area Guide. Assists with accurately tracking, documenting, and reporting case activity as required to inform attorneys and staff of case status and pending deadlines. Assist with case management tasks as directed and maintains case files and records on legal matters in areas of responsibility according to established guidelines. Drafts pleadings, correspondence, memoranda and various documents for attorney review and approval. Locates, obtains, and summarizes statutes, regulations, case law, and other legal materials pertaining to specific matters or issues of law utilizing Lexis, Westlaw, Pacer, Case File Express and various other forms of automated and manual research media. Provides investigative support of factual situations and also gathers information for use in preparation of cases. Assist with gathering information for use in preparation of cases. Schedules and assist with conducting witness interviews, deposition preparation and depositions. Assist with coordinating court reporting, witnesses, and transcription services as needed. Assist with proofreading legal documents and edits for correctness of citations, consistency of references, and other such technical matters as directed. Assist with preparing trial notebooks, witness lists, exhibits, indexes, etc., and otherwise assist in preparing documents and filing with courts and or administrative agencies. Files or arranges for the filing of documents according to relevant court or agency rules or deadlines as directed.

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