Legal Staff Paralegal in Springfield, IL

Government

Springfield, IL

Legal Staff Paralegal in Springfield, IL

Legal Staff

Min 2 yrs required

No

Job Title: Paralegal I

Job Responsibilities:
- Perform regulatory compliance reviews of documents.
- Review financial statements and maintain extensive oral and written communication with corporate and legal representatives of registrants.
- Analyze contracts, leases, building specifications, and other materials.
- Conduct paralegal work in researching, analyzing, and monitoring the status of assigned cases.
- Write legal memoranda and prepare routine legal documents for review and approval by a licensed attorney.
- Review transcripts of hearings and case files, extracting pertinent information.
- Perform legal research for special projects and assignments.
- Provide litigation support, including the determination of privileged documents, deposition preparation, abstracting depositions and trial transcripts, preparation of trial exhibits, and drafting and responding to discovery requests.
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties defined above.
- Work is performed with some independence under the supervision of a support staff coordinator with guidance from a staff attorney, and is reviewed on the basis of personal conferences, reports, and results obtained.

Education and Experience:
- Requires at least an Associate Degree (Bachelor Degree preferred) in business law or legal studies or completion of an approved paralegal training program.
- Requires two years of advanced clerical work experience in a legal services operation or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
- Ability to evaluate and interpret contracts, financial statements, and other complex documentation.
- Ability to work within budgetary constraints.
- Minimal typing may be required.
- Attendance is an essential function of this position.
- Ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees and the general public.

Salary Information:
- $49,620 - $62,844

Benefits:
- Health, Life, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Pension and Deferred Compensation program
- Commuter Savings, Medical, and Dependent Flexible Spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Holidays

Hours of Work:
- 8:45 . to 4:45 . (Monday - Friday)
- Position requires in-office attendance.