Paralegal

Law House Advocates & Legal Consultants; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic legal firm in Dubai is seeking a paralegal to support their team of legal researchers. The role involves preparing legal documents, maintaining case files, and assisting with trial preparations in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates should have a paralegal certification, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Previous office administration experience will be beneficial.

Qualifications

• Completion of paralegal certification program or an associate degree.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience in office administration.

Responsibilities

• Preparing legal documents such as affidavits and correspondence.
• Organizing case files in both paper and electronic formats.
• Filing pleadings with court clerks and assisting with trial preparations.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Strong oral communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Multi-tasking capability

Education

Certificate of completion from an ABA-approved paralegal certification program

Associate degree in paralegal studies

Job description

Our legal practice is seeking to hire a paralegal to join our team of legal researchers. You will be supporting our practice by preparing documents like affidavits and legal correspondence, as well as organizing and maintaining files. You will also be asked to file pleadings with court clerks and help prepare for trials by organizing exhibits and assisting with other tasks as required.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be proficient with Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel. You will also need to be able to multitask effectively and essentially thrive in a busy, team-oriented environment.

Paralegal Responsibilities:

• Preparing affidavits, legal correspondence and other documents for attorneys.
• Organizing and maintaining documents in a paper or electronic filing system.
• Meeting with clients, attorneys, and other professionals to talk about case details.
• Filing pleadings with court clerk.
• Helping prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assisting with other tasks as needed.
• Preparing briefs, wills, contracts, real estate closing statements, pleadings, appeals, and other legal documents.
• Investigating facts and laws of cases and searching public records and other resources to prepare cases and determine causes of action.
• Directing and coordinating law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
• Gathering and analyzing statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, documents and other data.
• Calling on witnesses to testify at hearings.
• Keeping law library up-to-date by monitoring legal volumes.

Paralegal Requirements:

• Certificate of completion from an ABA-approved paralegal certification program of education and training, or an associate degree in paralegal studies.
• Associate degree.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Must be able to effectively multi-task, manage time-sensitive documents and have exceptional organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to function effectively in a busy, team-oriented environment.
• Office administration experience.