Clinical Law Programs Paralegal Assistant

University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Nebraska; On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Clinical Law Programs seeks an Assistant Paralegal to support one or more in-house clinics, including Debtor Defense, Estate Planning, First Amendment, Housing Justice, Nebraska Innocence, and Weibling Entrepreneurship.

You will provide case and legal clerical support, administrative help for clinical operations, and assist faculty and student attorneys while maintaining strict confidentiality and advancing the clinical education mission.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree plus three years of professional office/secretarial experience.
• Demonstrated competency in email, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
• Experience must demonstrate excellent organizational, detail orientation, proofreading, editing, grammar, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative, work under minimal supervision, and learn new software programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide paralegal and clerical support in one or more in-house clinics and clinical teaching environment.
• Support supervising attorneys, students, clients, courts, agencies, and community partners while maintaining confidentiality and the educational mission.
• Assist with case management, administrative tasks, and clinic operations.

Education

Associate’s degree

Legal clerical training

Two years’ professional experience in the legal field

Job description

University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Clinical Law Programs seeks an Assistant Paralegal to support one or more in-house clinics, including Debtor Defense, Estate Planning, First Amendment, Housing Justice, Nebraska Innocence, and Weibling Entrepreneurship.

You will provide case and legal clerical support, administrative help for clinical operations, and assist faculty and student attorneys while maintaining strict confidentiality and advancing the clinical education mission.