Legal Assistant II and III

Performs substantive legal work which attorneys otherwise perform, except that Legal Assistants may not give independent legal advice, appear in court, or perform other duties that may constitute the unauthorized practice of law. Legal Assistants perform services such as: providing preliminary legal consultation services; performing legal research and preparing summaries of specific decisions, laws, statutes and legal subjects; preparing cases for court hearings including the collection, analysis and evaluation of evidence for use by attorneys in court; and writing drafts or outlines of briefs, memos, legal opinions, stipulations, orders and other legal documents for review, approval and use by attorneys.

Responsibilities

Providing preliminary legal consultation services; Performing legal research and preparing summaries of specific decisions, laws, statutes and legal subjects; Preparing cases for court hearings including the collection, analysis and evaluation of evidence for use by attorneys in court; Writing drafts or outlines of briefs, memos, legal opinions, stipulations, orders and other legal documents for review, approval and use by attorneys; Level II is the independent worker fully competent in basic Legal Assistant functions; Level III is the journey worker providing the full range of Legal Assistant services under general supervision of an attorney; May include training new Legal Assistant employees at Level III

Requirements

Legal authorization to work: citizens, nationals, permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States; Four years of progressively responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience comparable to a four-year college curriculum, or graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree; Legal Assistant II: two years of paralegal work experience with knowledge of rules of evidence, legal system and procedures, legal research methods; ability to understand and explain legal processes and procedures, evaluate and analyze facts and legal issues, prepare legal reports, documents and correspondence; Legal Assistant III: four years of paralegal work experience with the same knowledge and abilities; Experience as a legal stenographer or legal secretary involving only checking, filing, and processing of legal forms and documents is not qualifying

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program