Paralegal - County Attorney

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** Job Description Summary*
* Department - County Attorney

** Job Description*
*

• THIS RECRUITMENT IS TO ESTABLISH A REGISTER for current and future

PARALEGAL vacancies which serves all levels/assignments of Paralegal in

the Pima County Attorney s Office.*
* ** Job Type: Classified*
* ** Job Type: Classified: 5700 - Paralegal*
*

• Salary Grade: 8  >

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Pay Range  >
Hiring Range:*
* ** 22.16 -  26.04 Per Hour**   >

** Pay Range:*
* ** 22.16 -  29.92 Per Hour*
* Range Explanation

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The

actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors,

Including Your Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Education,

licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Performs paraprofessional legal work assisting attorneys in case

preparation. Work ranges from handling routine assignments to autonomous

decision-making in coordinating, processing, and monitoring complex and

specialized legal casework.

• For more information about the Pima County Attorney s Office, please

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• Essential Functions**:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this

classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge,

skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is

not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by

incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the

departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent

by the supervisor.

• Manages caseload involving specialized areas of law (criminal and

civil) and recommends appropriate legal action;

• Compiles, coordinates and analyzes case information throughout all

phases of case administration and initiates appropriate action to

start legal proceedings;

• Plans, develops and organizes all phases of work, prioritizes

sequences of work, monitors progress and follows-up to completion;

• Researches and conducts investigations of credit histories, locating

financial data and place of residence using automated data systems

and restricted access sources;

• Conducts legal research through the use of computerized legal

research (Lexis and Westlaw) or statutes, U.S. Constitution, legal

periodicals, law reviews, digests, legal encyclopedias, codes,

regional and federal reporters, slip opinions and various case law;

• Updates or shepardizes case law to distinguish and analogize the

case to the fact situation at hand;

• Identifies applicable statutes or rules that are in force and effect

for the particular matter;

• Drafts routine and complex legal documents, motions,

interrogatories, arguments, briefs, opinions, petitions, changes of

plea, contracts and ordinances;

• Responds to motions, discovery requests, interrogatories, petitions,

plea agreements, writs and orders;

• Coordinates between the assigned department and other governmental

agencies to include out of state jurisdictions;

• Acts as liaison for attorney to the courts, law enforcement

agencies, other county departments, clients and the public;

• Prepares memos and letters regarding attorney client privilege and

confidential matters;

• Upholds confidentiality and adheres to ethical standards in all

tasks;

• Provides administrative support to attorneys and legal staff as

required.

• Minimum Qualifications**:
• Associates degree in paralegal, legal assistant, law, business, legal

secretary, criminal justice, political science, inte rdisciplinary

studies, regional development, communications or a closely related field

as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment or a

certificate of completion in paralegal or legal assistant studies from

an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program at an accredited

college or university.*
*

• (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or

university may be substituted.)*
* Or

• Two years of work experience performing paraprofessional-level work in

a law office or legal setting as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant, or Le
** Seniority level

• Seniority level
  
  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

Job function

• Job function Legal
• Industries Wellness and Fitness Services

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