Public Sector Paralegal: Court & Real Estate Support

Mecklenburg County; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 63.000 - 95.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Mecklenburg County is seeking an experienced Paralegal to provide specialized support to the Office of the County Attorney. The role involves court attendance, legal research, drafting orders, maintaining confidential records, and assisting in litigation preparation within the CFAS Division.

Responsibilities include preparing reports, researching real estate and bankruptcy matters, notary duties, and offering admin support to attorneys and leadership.

Qualificações

• Minimum of two years of experience in the legal field or court experience in a human services field or performing legal research.
• Associate degree in Paralegal Studies/Technology or a related field required; bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies or a related field preferred.
• Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted: No

Responsabilidades

• Attends court as necessary, creates and prepares legal documents from descriptions and/or drafts of information to be contained within a document.
• Performs research of legal issues, precedents, laws, and statutes; analyzes legal issues/policies that impact the delivery of services by the Office of the County Attorney.
• Conducts research on establishing Compliance and Ethics Division and related issues and prepares outline for the process.
• Prepares a variety of reports and other types of correspondence.
• Depending on the area of assignment, research property values, deed transfers, and estates; provide legal support to Real Estate lawyers in executing various tasks such as preparing documents and doing research, reviewing surveys and related real estate documents, preparing contracts including leases and easements, reviewing title reports, preparing legal descriptions of the land, preparing other documents relating to county real estate transactions as requested.
• Depending on the area of assignment, works with the legal office on bankruptcy claims.
• Responds and compiles records for outside public records requests.
• Performs Notary Public Duties.
• Performs related duties as required including assisting the department's business manager and Executive Assistant with administrative duties.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Conhecimentos

Analytical skills

Reports writing

Communication

Formação

Associate degree in Paralegal Studies/Technology

Bachelor's degree preferred

NC Bar Paralegal certification

Ferramentas

Lexis Nexis

Online NC General Statutes

Descrição da vaga

Mecklenburg County is seeking an experienced Paralegal to provide specialized support to the Office of the County Attorney. The role involves court attendance, legal research, drafting orders, maintaining confidential records, and assisting in litigation preparation within the CFAS Division.

Responsibilities include preparing reports, researching real estate and bankruptcy matters, notary duties, and offering admin support to attorneys and leadership.