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Legal Staff Paralegal in Alamogordo, NM

NM Human Services Department Dec 09,2019 Oct 17,2019 Location Alamogordo NM
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Government

Legal Staff

Family Law

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Child Legal Support Assistant I The candidate will manage a caseload assisting families to reach economic self-sufficiency through establishment of paternity, collection of support from non-custodial parents, and establishment and enforcement of court ordered child support and medical support obligations. Establish and enforce child support obligation through filing petitions, implementing court orders, and negotiating child support agreements. Maintain child support caseloads; adhere to federal and state mandates and deadlines. Analyze data, assess cases, determine and implement the best course of action. Child support and legal assistants work with legal, judicial, and public officials and service providers to establish and resolve cases. They document and maintain confidential information attained from clients; prepare legal documents, and testify in court. They communicate case statuses, legal, and financial processes to clients and parties in conflict. Child support legal assistants initiate court orders; maintain data reliability and coordination throughout a broad network of automated information systems. Independently establish and manage a case load, interpret the application of legal decisions, and can negotiate non-legal child support agreements. Provides independent case management and closes cases pursuant to federal time frames. Functions as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team to resolve cases. Coordinates with other public assistance programs regarding eligibility, compliance and sanctions. Maintains contact with community resources, local District Attorneys, and absent parent locator resources. Conducts interviews with absent parents to determine their level of responsibility regarding their minor dependent child(ren). Reviews intake information and conducts subsequent interview(s) with customer to gather critical paternity and financial information. Uses legal guidelines to accurately determine child support obligation and arrears. Initiates the establishment of legal and non-legal child support agreements by obtaining paternity establishment, domestic violence, state child born, medical insurance and financial information. Interprets the application of a judges decisions regarding financial and/or medical support of a child. Negotiates child support agreements, stipulated order, and acknowledgement of paternity. Prepares petitions, motions for court hearings, and legal documents. Generates reports and supporting documentation. Testifies in court on matters relating to child support. Coordinates investigative efforts directly with law enforcement agencies. Reviews unresolved cases regarding establishment of child support eligibility and/or enforcement of court or negotiated orders. Investigates and prioritizes issues raised through internal staff/management, attorneys, legal and public officials and other agencies. Manages cases, inquiries, and complaints from other states. Provides financial expertise for cases with complicated financial agreements. Prepares complex financial calculations for audit and compliance reporting. Coordinates the applications of court orders and negotiated agreements. Performs financial audits. Identifies and initiates distributions, refunds, disbursements, recovery of fees, payments in suspense and records financial adjustments. Identifies and recommends cases for closure pursuant to federal regulations. Implements process to ensure data reliability and perform Data Reliability Reviews per federal guidelines for Court Order Approval and Case Closure Approval. Coordinates license revocation.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate should have Bachelors Degree from an accredited college/university in any field. Must have High School Diploma or GED and 4 years experience in legal research or legal document preparation, accounting, finance or social, health or human service program development or
delivery and/or clerical experience in a Child Support Office may substitute for education on a month-for-month basis. Must have Bachelor Degree from an accredited college/university and 2 years experience in legal research or legal document preparation, accounting, finance or social, health or human service program development or delivery and/or clerical experience in a Child Support Office may substitute for education on a month-for-month basis. Should have High School Diploma or GED and 6 years experience in legal research or legal document preparation, accounting, finance or social, health or human service program development or delivery and/or clerical experience in a Child Support Office may substitute for education on a month-for-month basis.
Knowledge: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including
the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

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Job ID 107386

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