Hybrid Paralegal - Research, Discovery & Trial Support

State-of-Minnesot; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

State-of-Minnesot is seeking a paralegal to support staff attorneys with preliminary and specialized legal tasks. Responsibilities include drafting substantive correspondence, organizing files, and conducting discovery.

The role requires interviewing clients, researching cases, and assisting in trial preparation. You will work on hearings, witness coordination, collecting evidence, and preparing trial notebooks, while identifying legislative updates impacting cases.

Qualifications

• Four year paralegal degree or a two year paralegal certificate with two years approved experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Composes substantive legal correspondence.
• Organizes, indexes, and summarizes files and materials.
• Obtains discovery, conducts legal research; drafts motions, memoranda, notices, demands, jury instructions, and other documents.
• Gathers information from clients and witnesses through interviews and from documents; confers with clients on case status, preparation, and other matters.
• Assists attorneys with analyzing cases, developing defenses, theory of case, and trial strategies.
• Assists at hearings and trials.
• Drafts questions for prospective witnesses; prepares witness lists; coordinates witnesses.
• Examines physical evidence, photographs and exhibits; prepares trial notebooks.
• Locates and confers with expert witnesses and resource people.
• Conducts jury surveys; prepares and serves subpoenas.
• Prepares diagrams and other exhibits; testifies in court; assists clients with arrangements for bail; acts as jail liaison.
• Assists clients with post sentencing issues such as jail credit, work release, and restitution.
• Monitors and reports legislative and case developments affecting clients.
• Maintains brief bank; administers law library; coordinates activities of interns and law clerks.
• May design and present information for statewide training programs.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

Interviewing

Written and oral communications

Preparing and organizing materials

Analysis of facts and data

Education

Four year paralegal degree from an accredited college or university

Two year paralegal certificate from an accredited business or technical school

Job description

State-of-Minnesot is seeking a paralegal to support staff attorneys with preliminary and specialized legal tasks. Responsibilities include drafting substantive correspondence, organizing files, and conducting discovery.

The role requires interviewing clients, researching cases, and assisting in trial preparation. You will work on hearings, witness coordination, collecting evidence, and preparing trial notebooks, while identifying legislative updates impacting cases.