Paralegal III - Clinical Law Programs

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Assists the Managing Attorney and Data Manager in the daily operation of the Clinical Program. Works closely with multiple (6) attorney in case preparation and drafting of legal documents. Provides administrative and operational support to the Sr Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and the Director of Externships and Pro Bono Programs.

• Provides administrative and operational support to the experiential learning programs (clinics, externship and pro bono).
• Provides paralegal support to attorneys including but not limited to family, guardianship, immigration, social security, business cases, litigation and transactional legal matters.
• Engage experiential learning faculty, administration and staff in evaluating existing administrative and support systems and implementing process improvement initiatives where needed to ensure efficiency, strong customer service, and maximum productivity.
• Interacts with the legal community and law students, including answering client questions on the phone and/or in person, in a linguistically and culturally competent manner. Provides client referrals to other non-profit organizations, legal aid and legal services offices.
• In collaboration with the Sr. Associate Dean, annually collect and analyze data, create reports, review and explain trends; formulate and evaluate alternative solutions and/or recommendations to achieve experiential learning programmatic goals and outcomes.
• In collaboration with the CLIO Case Manager, maintains master calendar/docket of relevant deadlines and informs attorneys and students of schedules and deadlines.
• Organizes and maintains all case files, and information concerning engagement, whether electronic or paper. Organize and/or participate in outreach activities that may include developing communications and training, planning/promoting conferences.
• Approves expenditures and financial transactions by verifying purchasing cards and expenses, monitoring and supporting litigation needs including transcript requests, court filing fees, procurements of case records, etc.
• Prepares student-facing recruitment and informational materials, update and manage experiential learning programs website. Works with the Managing attorney in the creation of project planning and collection of data for monthly reporting.
• Serves as administrative backup to Sr. Associate Dean, as needed, administering and managing the FIU Law Path to Legal Profession Program.
• Works collaboratively with the Sr. Associate Dean to develop a cohesive and supportive administrative structure for experiential learning programming, project, and task delivery.

Bachelor's degree OR paralegal certification, AND a minimum of five (5) years of experience working in a law firm, in-house legal department, compliance department or related field; OR seven (7) years of relevant experience AND a minimum of three (3) years of experience working in a law firm, in-house legal department, compliance department or related field; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Law Firm or Office Administration/Project Management work experience.

Staff

$65,000 - $75,000

Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM

• Fingerprinting Check
• Expanded Background Check

Prospective Employee

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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• Veterans with a VA service-connected disability
• Spouses of veterans with permanent and total service-connected disability
• Honorably discharged veterans with wartime service.
• Unmarried widow or widower of a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability
• A veteran who has served in a qualifying campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, to include the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

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