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Real Estate
Min 1 yrs required
Law Clerk I (Title Examiner/Abstractor Experience) Job Duties: Works under the direction of a Supervisory Paralegal or a Project Supervisor. Performs complex legal research for the trial staff. Assists in preparing draft legal documents, such as motions, briefs, memoranda of law, etc. reviewing documents for relevance and privilege; and assisting attorneys with all phases of litigation. Principal responsibilities include locating, retrieving, reviewing, organizing and summarizing various title documents. Locating and retrieving title documents: These documents typically are handwritten and often contain terminology that differs from modern-day form conveyance documents. The Title Examiner/Abstractor is expected to contact each of these sources to retrieve documents relating to each landowner’s claim. Frequently, these documents can be obtained from county offices or from the railroad without the need for travel; however, periodic trips to the NARA facilities in College Park, Maryland, and, in some instances, travel to the local county offices or other remote locations may be required by the contract employee to personally search for and locate relevant documents. Reviewing: Review the materials and work with the assigned trial attorneys to determine the legal significance of each document. Organizing: Prepare Microsoft Excel spreadsheets that summarize the critical contents of the railroad conveyances, including recording information, legal description, and the legal consequences of the document. Additionally, by reviewing existing maps or working in conjunction with the GIS Analyst, the individual would then associate those conveyances with the landowners’ individual parcels. Identify (1) gaps in the historical title record relating to the railroad’s ownership interest, (2) inconsistencies in the historic conveyances, and (3) inadequate proof of current landowners’ ownership of adjoining property. In addition to identifying these deficiencies in the above-referenced Excel spreadsheet, the individual will need to convert these deficiencies in narrative form for the assigned trial attorneys’ use in communications with opposing counsel and the court.
Qualification and Experience
Qualifications: Law degree, or currently attending an ABA-accredited law school, having completed 1+ year of study. Must have Title Examiner/Abstractor experience. Requires sound working knowledge of federal and state court systems, legal research procedures, and legal research resources. Requires excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw. Must have hands-on familiarity with a variety of computer applications, including word processing, databases (such as document review and file management systems), spreadsheets, and imaging.
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