Department: City Attorney Department
Salary: $26.95 - $42.11 Commensurate with Experience
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SUMMARY
This position is part of the City Attorney’s Office and responsible for providing comprehensive legal services and representation to One Water operation (Charlotte Water and Storm Water Services). This position is specifically responsible for providing paralegal support to One Water attorneys with different legal needs.
The position is physically located at a One Water facility. Employees perform a variety of entry-level paralegal and paraprofessional work including performing basic legal research, performing reference services, and providing responsible staff assistance. This is the entry level class in the Paralegal series.
This class is distinguished from the Paralegal II by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions within the series including legal research, administrative tasks, and drafting legal documents. Since this class is typically used as a training class, employees may have only limited or not directly related work experience.
The hourly rate for this this position is $30.32 to $33.68 commensurate with experience.
NOTE: A WRITING SAMPLE AND RESUME MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
Provides responsible legal support to all attorneys in the One Water legal group on various legal issues.
Performs routine tasks and duties assigned to position within the series including drafting legal documents, correspondence, and pleadings.
Receives instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are aware of the basic operating procedures and policies of the work unit.
Researches and locates within the City, Courthouse, Register of Deeds and other government entities various legal documents and information for departmental use.
Composes, prepares, and distributes a variety of correspondence, documents, and reports for attorneys, staff, and the general public.
Maintains general contact with the client department.
Conducts simple investigations, statistical, documentary and legal research.
Assists in the preparation of documents and exhibits needed for trial or other court proceedings.
Summarizes depositions, interrogatories, and testimony.
Coordinates with other One Water staff regarding the payment of invoices, travel arrangements, or other tasks in support of the One Water legal team.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES :
Basic knowledge of case, statutory, and common law.
Basic knowledge of judicial and quasi-judicial procedures and the rules of evidence.
Perform complex legal research in accordance with preliminary instructions as to methods of approach, source material available, and policy and precedent of the office.
Summarize facts and evidence and prepare legal instruments.
Communicate clearly and logically in oral and written form.
Utilize technology in research and writing assignments.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, OneDrive, and PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, online/cloud-based file-sharing protocols or portals, and remote meeting platforms (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx, and the like).
Motivated and self-directed with ability to manage…