Paralegal Assistant

Cameo Consulting Group, LLC, a management consulting practice is seeking a qualified legal assistant to support a our client the Office of Attorney General in Albuquerque, NM. The position is full-time and long-term in nature.

General Duties: · Examines, prepares and processes a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically voluminous and complex in format. · Reviews incoming material and independently determines the need for assembly and preparation of a variety of legal documents, e.g., complaints, motions, orders, answers, pleadings, and subpoenas. · Obtains needed information from files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources, and submits completed legal documents to the appropriate AUSA or, in limited cases, directly to the court. · In preparation of documents, considers the nature and the status of the case involved. With · Prepare legal actions as indictments, criminal complaints, search warrants, judgments, applications, notices, affidavits, summonses, grand jury subpoenas, rules to show cause, proofs of claim, and satisfaction of judgment. · Complete variable aspects of preparing recurring legal documents that conform to the rules governing their style and format. · Provide assistance to attorneys in trial preparation by performing duties such as independently compiling trial notebooks, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists. Coordinates with the victim/witness specialist to ensure adherence to current Departmental guidelines relating to victims’ rights and services responsibilities. · Notify appropriate individuals of victim/witness issues. · Use original and online legal resources, verifies citations and statutory references contained in legal documents. · Ensure citations are complete and consistent with source material. · Develop tables of contents and indices to briefs in accordance with established format.

Lists cited cases, opinions and miscellaneous references in briefs. · Compose original letters that require a good working knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology, e.g., transmittal of pleadings, requests for extensions of time in certain cases, advising of actions taken or developments in cases referred by other federal departments and agencies, and notices to attorneys representing defendants. · Scan/input and link case-related materials into an electronic database and manages that database. · Manage discovery and trial preparation. · Provide a variety of ancillary office support functions requiring some subject-matter knowledge of the assigned unit’s programs and operations. Typical assignments may include the following: o Assemble the physical files for new immigration cases by filing materials in chronological order, preparing and printing conflict of interest sheets for assigned attorney, and numbering the initial discovery. · Upon receipt, sends additional discovery to outside parties as directed by the assigned attorney. · Prepare immigration files for closing by putting the documents in chronological order, ensuring that the judgment and charging document are in the file, and preparing a closing sheet for the assigned attorney’s signature. · Assist support staff members by pulling files for court after checking the next day’s court calendar and ensuring that all files are accounted for. After files are received back from court, sorts and distributes them to the appropriate staff members. · Perform docketing duties such as opening, updating and closing cases through use of the automated case tracking system.

As necessary, searches database for required information. · Answer telephone and refer callers to staff members or takes messages as appropriate. · Furnish requested information concerning pending and closed matters and cases, functions and general procedures of the office. · Produces a variety of written documents and materials utilizing a wide range of office software · Ensure all documents contain the proper format, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. · Provide automated litigation assistance to attorneys in trial preparation and courtroom presentations. Prepares documents, charts, and visual materials used in trials. Provides technical support e.g., enlarging charts and photographs, duplicating tapes and videos, and marking exhibits.

Desired Qualifications: At least 2 years of Paralegal Assistant experience Must be able to pass a federal background check Paralegal Certificate is preferred