Paralegal

High Point, NC; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life-long pension

401K and 457B

PTO within first year

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

The City of High Point seeks a capable paralegal to support legal teams across property, contracts, and municipal matters. The role requires strong research, document drafting, and the ability to work with public records, courts, and client departments in North Carolina.

Candidates should have NC State Bar Certified Paralegal or ability to sit for the exam within six months, plus a NC notary or plan to obtain one.

Qualifications

• Strong legal research and writing abilities in real property, contracts, municipal law.
• Experience drafting liens, lis pendens, pleadings, motions, briefs, contracts, ordinances, and resolutions.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat; ability to learn new software quickly.
• Experience handling public records requests, subpoenas, and discovery within a municipal setting.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to coordinate with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research across real property, contracts, and municipal law.
• Perform real property research for transactions, tax foreclosures, and enforcement actions.
• Draft and finalize various legal documents and correspondence.
• Assist with public records requests, subpoenas, and discovery.
• Communicate with client departments, outside counsel, courts, and the public.
• Manage multiple matters and organize physical and electronic files.

Skills

Real property research

Legal research

Drafting legal documents

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree with paralegal experience

Associate’s degree in paralegal studies

High school diploma with paralegal experience

Job description

Compensation Range $26.03 - $35.33 Please note: This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume.

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries. We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise. You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world!

Our Core Values:

Stewardship: We manage the city’s resources responsibly and make decisions that sustain High Point’s future. In other words, we take care of what we have today to build what we’ll need tomorrow

Welcoming: We create a friendly, open environment where residents, partners, and visitors feel valued and embraced. We want everyone who connects with High Point to feel welcomed, like they belong here.

Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency, and ethical responsibility in everything we do. That means doing what’s right – even when no one’s watching. This is how we earn our community’s trust.

Productivity: We stay focused on results, fostering creativity, innovation, and outside-the-box thinking. We don’t just get things done – we find smarter, better ways to do them.

What We Offer:

The City of High Point offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience.

We also offer generous benefit package for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans
• PTO earned within first year
• 13 Paid Holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement Plan
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

What You'll Do:

Please note: The salary range provided is a general guideline. Final compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate’s qualifications & experience.

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Conduct legal research in a wide variety of practice areas including but not limited to real property and land use law, contracts and transactional law, and municipal law.
• Conduct real property research for various transactions, tax foreclosure cases, and enforcement cases.
• Ability to proficiently use the North Carolina Court System's eCourts computer system and County Registers of Deeds offices.
• Draft myriad legal documents, including but not limited to liens, lis pendens, pleadings, motions, briefs, memorandum, contracts, ordinances, and resolutions.
• Assist with document production for public records requests, subpoena compliance, and discovery.
• Draft correspondence and communicate regularly with client departments, outside counsel, opposing counsel, and courts.
• Ability to interact and work productively with a wide range of groups, including but not limited to Council members, appointed board members and commissioners, City management, City staff, and the general public.
• Professional communication skills, both oral and written.
• Manage client matters, organize and maintain physical and electronic files.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Assist with research and special projects, as directed.
• Performs other clerical and administrative tasks, as directed.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat, and the ability to quickly learn new software.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with at least three (3) years of paralegal experience; or associate’s degree in paralegal studies or a related field with at least five (5) years of paralegal experience, or a high school diploma or equivalent with at least ten (10) years of paralegal experience.
• North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal or qualified to sit for the next available exam and become certified within six (6) months of start date.
• North Carolina notary public, or ability to become one within three (3) months of start date.
• Valid driver's license in North Carolina or another state.

Preferred Skills:

• Extensive real property experience, including title search and examination, as well as using public records and GIS mapping programs.
• A high degree of initiative, with the ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated experience meeting and exceeding goals in a fast-paced work environment.
• Dedication to professional learning and continuous improvement.

Physical Requirements

Hearing/Speaking - Expressing and/or receiving information by means of spoken word are both necessary to converse with internal and external customers including co-workers, citizens, and applicants.

Visual Abilities - the ability to perceive via eyesight is required for this position: Acuity, far - clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. Must be able to see from a distance when administering and observing employment tests, operating a motor vehicle, or addressing an audience. Acuity, near - clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Must be able to see work-related business documents close at hand. Depth perception - Three-dimensional vision and the ability to judge distance and space relationships. Field of Vision - the area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while eyes are focused on one point. Must be able to see a wide span of area. Accommodation - Must be able to adjust the eye lens to glance quickly.

Physical Strength - degree of physical demands typically associated with this position include: Light Work Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally; and/or Exerting up to 10 pounds of force frequently; and A negligible amount of force constantly to handle or move materials related to the position.

Type of Physical Demands Reaching - Extending the hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.

Handling - Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand(s).

Fingering - Picking, pinching or otherwise working with fingers primarily rather than the entire hand or arm.

Mental Activity/Requirements

Reasoning: Ability to apply principles of logical thinking combined with knowledge of principles and practices of public personnel and employment laws to work tasks and handle practical situations, comprehend, and respond to a variety of situations in a timely fashion and exercise good judgment.

Mathematics Ability: Using arithmetic and/or Statistics: Ability to direct and oversee the use of arithmetic and/or statistics in the preparation of a variety of tests and reports.

Language Ability: The ability to speak, read and write the English Language are required for this position.

Environmental Conditions

Physical Surroundings: The Paralegal is subject to working inside or outdoors. Hazards: There are no occupational hazards typically associated with this position.

Machinery/Tools/Work Aids/Other Equipment: Equipment regularly associated with office-based work.

The work location of this job will be 211 S Hamilton St High Point, North Carolina.

Our Commitments

The City of High Point is dedicated to fostering a work environment that values individuals from all backgrounds and seeks to attract and retain the most qualified partners in service to the citizens of High Point. As an at-will employer, the City allows employees to terminate their employment, or be terminated at any time, with or without cause, as long as it is not prohibited by law. The City of High Point is committed to classifying and compensating its employees fairly for the work they do, weighing both the internal capabilities and the external market. While the job description is not intended to and does not create a contract of employment, we are excited to use this "living document" as a guide for managing performance and positions to ensure job descriptions are reflective of the current work required by the incumbent or expected by any candidate to whom an offer of employment is extended. The City of High Point is committed to providing a safe, comfortable working environment for all employees. To that end, we are proud to comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, as well as make reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees as we are able in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Candidates selected for employment must undergo (a.) a drug screening, in accordance with the City's drug and alcohol policy and (b.) a background screening to determine whether there is any current, pending, or previous charge, conviction or other infraction deemed incompatible with service in the capacity for which the candidate is being hired. In lieu of or in addition to background screening, candidates selected for employment in a position that requires working with children in any capacity must be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal history record check conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Certain positions are considered so critical to the health and safety of others that a candidate cannot be placed in any such position without passing a pre-placement physical exam. The City offers employment to successful candidates conditioned upon the City’s receipt of satisfactory results from all required screenings, checks, and exams, as applicable. The City of High Point offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Employees in designated part-time positions may participate in some of the benefit programs offered to regular full-time employees. Access the following link to view City of High Point Benefits and links to Benefit sites: Benefits Overview The Benefits Handbook provides a summary of benefits for City of High Point Employees.