Paralegal

PARALEGAL JOB DUTIES 

FLUENCY IN SPANISH REQUIRED

Coverage

• Daily coverage is required while the office is open.
• The firm requires two full-time paralegals.

New Files

• File Motions
• Calendar Court Dates
• Acquire all necessary case information.
• Communicate with clients: Texts, phone calls, photos of attorney as needed.
• File continuances as needed, including follow-up and filing signed orders.
• Constant communication with attorneys and clients is expected.

Calendar

• Update calendar with client court dates.
• Check on PFDs and cross reference with AOC to make sure they are not already in circuit.
• Anticipate next steps.
• Identify which attorney will go to each court.
• Constant communication with attorneys and receptionist.
• Always look ahead for scheduling concerns and trouble shoot an action plan.

Practice Panther

• Task for court date and location
• Task for follow-ups
• Task for attorney questions as needed.
• Complete tasks assigned to you or your team by the due date, late tasks will be addressed with manager.
• Late tasks that are finished but not “completed will be addressed with manager.

Relationships with Courts                            

• Build and maintain good relationships with Court Clerks.
• Maintain current contact list.

Discovery

• Receive, save and distribute discovery.
• Create Task in Practice Panther.

Client Assistance (Outside the scope of original contract)

• Alcohol classes
• Anger Mgmt classes
• Parenting classes
• Driver Control
• Paying court fees/fines
• Disposition Sheets
• Invoice time as needed for all these services.

Expungements

• All paralegals will handle Expungements
• Existing clients
• New clients within the yellow counties (Pulaski, Saline, Lonoke, Faulkner)
• New final paperwork form as of May 2024

ACIC

• All paralegals will handle ACIC

Assist Attorneys

• Schedule Jail Visits
• Interpreting
• Client Calls