Paralegal Clerk Trainee

Pay is $22 per hour for full-time. Part-time position is $21 per hour. Description You will be helping attorneys all over Texas set up new businesses for their clients. We help draft, file, and retrieve legal documents such as company formation certificates for them. Working in our office on-site, you'll be trained in creating and handling legal documents with Mac FileMaker Pro and MS Word as well as in liaison work with state agencies. You'll receive training based on detailed orientation guides, starting with the basics and moving up at your own pace. Other staff members will coach you and answer questions. Though Lawyer's Aid Service works for attorneys, we are not a placement firm or law firm. This is not a sales position. Helping law firm folks who contact us Answering questions Writing up and processing orders Filing Light bookkeeping Copying Emailing Faxing Scanning Writing and editing reference manual entries If you enjoy helping people, solving problems, and delivering accurate work product in a team environment and want to learn skills useful in administrative work or a legal career, we're eager to receive your application! Schedule Your schedule will need to include all or nearly all hours during 12:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday, 22-40 hours total. The workplace Lawyer's Aid Service has about fifteen employees. Of the one-third who are part-time, most are students, and some go on to law school. Half have been here five years or more. It's an educated, friendly workforce. Our workplace is a ground floor of eight offices with large windows. You'll be sharing an office with only 1-2 other people, but our staff moves between offices throughout the day, dependent upon tasks. We follow pandemic procedures when there’s a Covid alert. The atmosphere is positive and collaborative. An associated law office is six blocks away in West Campus. Required We are looking for a bright person who is glad to pitch in and assist where needed, is adept with people and details, and has excellent spoken and written English. A four-year degree or some college is preferred. Academic achievements (grades, test scores, honors), writing ability and interest, and work achievements are important to us. This job is on-site. Central location close to UT and ACC 505 West 15th Street, between Nueces and San Antonio, convenient to UT and ACC Rio Grande. Lawyer’s Aid Service values diversity and welcomes everyone to apply. Benefits PPO type, employer-paid health insurance if at least 32 hours. Dental, vision, and life also available. Two weeks paid time off Training in law-related and professional skills Location near UT and ACC, with a CapMetro stop for seven bus routes two blocks away (a 5-minute ride to UT) and ACC Rio Grande two and a half blocks away. Business casual dress Ultra-filtered AC system Mac work computer Nearby restaurants, shops, museums, fast food, Target, and Starbucks next door Support of the City’s Green Choice Renewable Energy Program Cash bonuses for referring new employees #J-18808-Ljbffr Lawyer's Aid Service