Job description

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant 2 shall possess and exercise intermediate understanding and judgment on legal issues above the Paralegal/Legal Assistant 1 position. In this capacity, the contractor typically performs the following:

 Reviews case materials and is familiar with issues relevant to the legal issue at hand.
 Searches for and summarizes relevant articles in trade magazines, law reviews,
published studies, financial reports, and similar materials for use of attorneys in the
preparation of opinions, briefs, and other legal documents.
 Prepares digests of selected decisions or opinions which incorporate legal references and analyses of precedents involved in areas of well-defined and settled points of law.
 Interviews potential witnesses and prepares summary interview reports for the attorney's review.
 Participates in pre-trial witness conferences, notes possible deficiencies in case materials (e.g., missing documents, conflicting statements) and additional issues or other questionable matters, and requests further investigation by other agency personnel to correct possible deficiencies or personally conducts limited investigations at the pre-trial stage.
 Prepares and organizes trial exhibits, as required, such as statistical charts and
photographic exhibits.
 Verifies citations and legal references on prepared legal documents.
 Prepares summaries of testimony and depositions.
 Drafts and edits non-legal memoranda, research reports and correspondence relating to cases.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $24.00 - $25.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Phoenix, AZ 85004: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Paralegal/Legal Assistant: 4 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Paralegal Certificate (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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