Intern - Paralegal (Summer)

Freeman Fire Department; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of Attorney General in Pierre offers a Summer Internship for paralegal support. Students must be enrolled and have completed at least one year of their program. Duties include reviewing pleadings, data entry, service procedures, and filing documents while collaborating with paralegals and attorneys.

Position pays a minimum hourly rate of $19.09 and may require background screening and drug testing. This on-site internship is open to current part-time or full-time students.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

Responsibilities

• Review pleadings.
• Data entry of required information.
• Establish tickler dates.
• Close civil forfeiture files.
• Enter disposition and closure information into database.
• Compile information needed for service procedures.
• Receipt affidavits of service.
• File all documents in appropriate files.
• Work closely with paralegals and assisting attorneys as needed.

Education

Currently enrolled as a student (part-time or full-time) in college/university/technical institute

Job description

Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Intern - Office of the Attorney General - Paralegal
Hiring Manager: Nolan Welker
Agency:Office of Attorney General
Location: Pierre
Minimum Salary: $19.09

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description:
This position will review pleadings, perform data entry of required information, establish tickler dates, close civil forfeiture files, enter disposition and closure information into database, compile information needed for service procedures, receipt affidavits of service, file all documents in appropriate files, and work closely with paralegals and assisting attorneys as needed.

Qualifications:
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.

*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration
Telephone: [phone]
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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