Job Title:      Paralegal                                                                     Salary:        $42,006 - $50,407

Department: Major Trial Homicide Unit                                        Reports to: Major Trial Homicide Unit Supervisor

                       1200 Ontario Street

                       Justice Center, 9^th floor                                              Hours:         8:30 am – 4 :30 pm

                       Cleveland, Ohio 44113                                                                   Monday-Friday

REQUIREMENTS: Paralegal certificate or Associates Degree from an ABA accredited paralegal program (bachelor’s degree preferred), or a combination of education, training and/or experience.

One-year of legal experience preferred

FUNCTION: The purpose of this position is to support assistant prosecuting attorneys in handling high level, high volume and fast paced criminal litigation and perform varied and complex paraprofessional

legal research, records management, and office administrative support functions on behalf of the County Prosecutor’s Office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in coordinating and monitoring overall office activities and work flow ensuring timely completion of clerical and administrative support; performs administrative detail, such as coordinating and scheduling activities; tracks and updates files and calendars; acts as liaison with other departments; establishes and maintains confidential files and recordkeeping systems; organizes and maintains legal records and office files.
• Serves as contact or resource person in answering questions and complaints; provides information related to the work of the office to the public, law firms, Courts, and various entities; maintains calendars, processes documents; maintains and updates legal manuals and resource materials; performs other general clerical services.
• Create reports for attorneys based on case specifications and attorney requests
• Maintain a case file indexing system that can be used as an active archive for all ongoing and completed cases. Utilize existing files and a variety of other research resources to develop information for pending cases
• Types legal pleadings, motions, documents, and correspondence for assigned attorneys.
• Performs specialized legal administrative duties including preparation and management of complex legal documents; assists in preparing for pre-trials and trials, including issuing subpoenas and obtained necessary records; prepares a variety of other materials for review by professional and managerial staff; coordinates and perform related statistical and clerical work.
• Performs routine legal research and compiles data from references; coordinates the gathering of information from various departments in the preparation of legal documents; prepares discovery for cases and organizes cases for trial; reviews and proofreads legal documents to ensure necessary provisions are included; prepares presentations for use in court, meetings and conferences.
• Performs all other duties assigned, delegated, or required of the Paralegal as well as those prescribed by law.
• Conducts business in accordance with federal statutes and guidelines, the Ohio Revised Code, and the Ohio Administrative Code.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Must possess a working knowledge and proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and especially PowerPoint.
• Must be willing to be exposed to graphic images of violence including crime scene photos, autopsy photos and reports in order to assist in discovery and trial preparation.
• Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and problem solve. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships.
• Ability to comprehend a variety of informational documents including emails, case law reports, court filings, motions, opinions, discovery requests, files and correspondence.
• Ability to comprehend a variety of reference books and manuals including websites, legal dictionaries, court rules, and policies and procedure manuals.
• Ability to prepare database entries, memos, charts, correspondence, presentations, logs and other job-related documents using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals within and outside the Unit.
• Ability to communicate with the public, case workers, case parties, co-workers, supervisors, attorneys, court personnel, law enforcement personnel, and employees and managers of other departments.
• Ability to type, word process, and operate a variety of automated office machines including computers and peripheral equipment.
• Must possess qualities of fairness, a strong work ethic, have the highest integrity; and must also maintain the confidentiality of law enforcement and investigatory records and other confidential information.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Upload a letter of interest including your e-mail address, resume, and three professional references via the online application process at:

http://prosecutor.applicantstack.com/x/openings

All materials must arrive no later than 8:30 am on November 30, 2020

All submissions of applications, resumes, and/or supporting documentation received by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office are considered public record and may be released upon the public’s request

ALL JOB OFFERS ARE MADE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES PASS A DRUG TEST AND A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PRIOR TO BEING HIRED.

Reasonable accommodation is available to all employees and applicants. If you have a disability that needs to be accommodated, please contact the Human Resources Department.

Equal Opportunity Employer; Smoke-free and Drug-free Workplace

Visit our website: http://prosecutor.cuyahogacounty.us/