Paralegal - Trial Unit

United States Courts; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona in Tucson seeks a full-time paralegal to support staff attorneys. Responsibilities include document creation/editing, litigation support, case preparation, sentencing videos, file maintenance, discovery indexing, and client communication, with travel to meet clients.

Strong MS Office, CaseMap, Westlaw, Lexis skills required; Spanish fluency required. Candidate must be a U.S.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum three years general and three years specialized paralegal experience.
• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Proficient computer and document editing skills.
• Experience in a law office; indigent criminal defense preferred.
• Experience with MS Office, CaseMap, Westlaw and Lexis required.
• Video sentencing experience and editing software preferred.
• PowerPoint, Trial Director and Summation proficiency preferred.
• Strong organizational skills; self-motivated, detail-oriented, team player.
• Spanish fluency required; background check and citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Provide full paralegal services to staff attorneys.
• Support litigation in court and out of court; case prep.
• Prepare sentencing videos and manage discovery/evidence.
• Maintain and index files; retrieve documents from sources.
• Communicate with clients; travel to meet clients.
• Assist lawyers during trial; support field investigators.

Skills

Microsoft Office

CaseMap

Westlaw

Lexis

PowerPoint

Trial Director

Summation

Spanish fluency

Document creation/editing

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

CaseMap

Westlaw

Lexis

PowerPoint

Trial Director

Summation

Job description

Overview of the Position Paralegals are expected to provide a full range of paralegal services to staff attorneys. Duties include, but are not limited to, document creation/editing support, litigation support (both in and out of court), case preparation, preparation of sentencing videos, maintenance of files, organizing and indexing discovery, evidence and exhibits, as well as locating and retrieving documents, information and records from outside sources, client communication, to included traveling to meet with clients, assisting lawyers during trial and assisting in-field investigators.

The Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona is accepting applications for the position of a full-time paralegal to be stationed in the Tucson trial unit. The Federal Public Defender operates under authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3006A(g)(2)(A), to provide federal criminal defense services to individuals unable to afford counsel. The organization has staffed offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, and Flagstaff.

Qualifications

To qualify, a person must be a high school graduate or equivalent, have a minimum of three years of general experience, and three years of specialized experience. Some higher education may be substituted for specialized experience. A bachelor’s degree is preferred. Applicants must possess proficient computer and document creation/editing skills and have experience working in a law office. Previous experience in indigent criminal defense is preferred. Experience with Microsoft office applications, CaseMap, Westlaw and Lexis are required. Experience in preparation of sentencing videos and use of video editing software is preferred. Proficiency with PowerPoint, Trial Director, and Summation is preferred. Applicants should have strong organizational skills, should be self-motivated, detail-orientated and a team player. Spanish language fluency is required for this position. Applicants selected for interview will be tested for Spanish-speaking fluency. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen. Employment is dependent upon a satisfactory background investigation.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.