Paralegal - Public Child Welfare & Court Support

State of Illinois; Quincy (MA); Hybrid; USD 57.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension program

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Zusammenfassung

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking a Paralegal to join our legal team in Illinois. The role emphasizes organization, leadership, and clear communication to support staff attorneys, file management, and court-related tasks.

The ideal candidate will have a four-year college degree with related coursework and two years of public/legal experience, plus strong writing and analytical abilities. Hybrid work availability is offered, with in-office requirements as needed.

Qualifikationen

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with coursework in such areas as legal, pre-legal, English, statistics or directly related coursework
• Two years of experience in a law office or legal area of a public or business organization applying working knowledge of precedent cases, writing style format, and vocabulary appropriate to the legal profession
• 2 years of experience in a public or business organization applying the ability to write in a clear and concise manner

Aufgaben

• Serves as Paralegal
• Attends court hearings as directed
• Reviews all files on call sheet to ensure that files have been received
• Performs special projects and prepares statistical or other reports
• Receives and processes all subpoenas received by staff
• Obtains legal materials upon request of staff attorneys, either from law libraries or from other Department offices
• Under the direction of staff attorneys, files court documents and serves legal papers
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Kenntnisse

Legal writing

Analytical thinking

Organization

Communication skills

Drafting material

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in legal or related field

Jobbeschreibung

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking a Paralegal to join our legal team in Illinois. The role emphasizes organization, leadership, and clear communication to support staff attorneys, file management, and court-related tasks.

The ideal candidate will have a four-year college degree with related coursework and two years of public/legal experience, plus strong writing and analytical abilities. Hybrid work availability is offered, with in-office requirements as needed.