Child Support Paralegal

WV Department of Human Services; West Virginia; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

WV Department of Human Services in Wood County seeks a paralegal/secretarial support role under General Supervision. Provides clerical and administrative relief, assisting an attorney in the Child Support Enforcement setting.

Handles scheduling, travel arrangements, inquiries, and information gathering with confidentiality and tact. Candidates should have paralegal/legal secretarial training or a Bachelor's degree, or five years of clerical experience.

Qualifications

• Paralegal or legal secretary training completed.
• Two years of legal experience as paralegal or legal secretary.
• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college.
• Five years of clerical experience including typing and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical and administrative relief under supervision.
• Assist an attorney or Administrative Supervisor in Child Support Enforcement.
• Schedule appointments and travel and handle routine inquiries.
• Gather and summarize information for supervision review.

Skills

Discretion

Independent judgment

Communication

Education

Paralegal or legal secretary training

Bachelor's degree

Five years clerical experience

Job description

Nature of Work

Under General Supervision, at full-performance level, provides clerical and administrative relief, exercising discretion and independent judgement primarily for the BCSE Attorney. Assist an attorney or Administrative Supervisor in the Child Support Enforcement Setting. Considerable contact is maintained with Attorneys and Judicial Personnel in the compilation of information. Work at this level is characterized by the level of administrative support performed. Attends meetings for the supervisor where interpretation of information gathered is necessary. Work requires the application of specific knowledge necessary to compete complex procedural or unusual assignments. Although some tasks are defined and self-explanatory, the incumbent works closely with supervisor to set objectives, priorities, and deadlines; may independently set goals and time frames for individual work assignments. Answers procedural or program inquiries or refers to appropriate individual response. Contacts are frequently of confidential or sensitive nature and requires tact. Keeps abreast of changes in Agency or Departmental Laws, Rules and Regulations, as well as State, Federal and Local Laws relating to Child Support Enforcement. Collects and summarizes information from books and periodicals for review by responsible supervisor or BCSE Attorney. Research basic statistical work in the compilation of reports involving the activities of the Division/Section/Unit. Composes correspondence to inquiries where considerable knowledge of Child Support Policy, Procedures, and Guidelines are required. Answers telephones, screen calls, and place outgoing calls. Screens mail and responds to routine correspondence, schedules appointments, and makes travel arrangements and reservations for supervisor. Gathers, request, and/or provides factual information requiring reference to a variety of Sources. This Position is located in Wood County.

Minimum Qualifications

• Training: Successful completion of a paralegal or legal secretarial training program.
• Substitution: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in a legal setting in the capacity of a paralegal or legal secretary
• OR: a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university
• OR: five years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience performing clerical duties encompassing a wide range of office practices which must have included typing, screening and routing telephone calls and correspondence, and composing routine correspondence.