Paralegal **Urgent**

Department: El Paso Water Utilities
Education and Experience: An accredited Associate's degree or higher in paralegal or legal assistant studies, or a related field, plus five (5) years' experience as a paralegal or performing office support work in a legal setting.
Certified Legal Assistant/Paralegal (CLA/CP) certification conferred by NALA, or Paralegal Core Competency Exam (PCCE) certification or Paralegal Advance Competency Exam (PACE) certification conferred by NFPA, or graduation from an accredited school of law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence required by time of application.
Under general supervision, perform routine to advance paralegal services to include research and document preparation for assigned attorney(s).
Perform routine to advance paralegal services. Involves: Conduct research and analysis of facts and applicable laws and cases, including those pertaining to issues of difficult or unusual nature, as instructed by the attorney being supported. Use on-line research services and other computer-based and written resources. Assist with investigation of facts, statutes, regulations and case law to identify causes of action and prepare cases appropriately. Assist with the conducting of interviews, and application of other techniques to obtain pertinent information regarding legal matters. Independently compose, proofread, and correct legal correspondence and related documents for review and approval of the attorney being supported, and for the signature of the City Attorney, or designees, as required. Involves: Prepare initial and final drafts including, but not limited to, business letters, internal memoranda, legal opinions, appeals, pleadings, subpoenas, interrogatories, requests for production, deposition notices, ordinances, resolutions, settlement agreements, contracts, deeds and debt collection and similar instruments using a personal computer and word processing software. Prepare and assemble administrative and litigation reports. Perform transcription of dictated correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other legal documents.
Monitor and perform maintenance of legal filing system and law library, and allied records management. Involves: Conduct data entry, review and update legal, utility master, legislative folders, binders and electronic media, and TPIA logs. File legal documents with court clerks and administrative agencies. Engage in records management of workers' compensation, environmental, bankruptcy, personnel, prosecution and other legal matters, compilation and recording of statistics on closed and archived files. Ensure legal and other textbooks, reference manuals and periodicals are up to date, cataloged, cross-indexed and shelved in an orderly manner.
Guide task performance. Prepare employees' performance appraisals. Resolve complaints. Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with foreign diploma, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
High School Diploma or GED
An accredited Associate's degree in paralegal or legal assistant studies, or a related field.
An accredited Bachelor's degree or higher in paralegal or legal assistant studies, or a related field.
I have less than one (1) to four (4) years of experience as a paralegal or performing office support work in a legal setting.
I have five (5) to eight (8) years of experience as a paralegal or performing office support work in a legal setting.
I do not have experience as a paralegal or performing office support work in a legal setting.

Are you a current certified Legal Assistant/Paralegal (CLA/CP) certification conferred by NALA, or Paralegal Core Competency Exam (PCCE) certification or Paralegal Advance Competency Exam (PACE) certification conferred by NFPA, or graduation from an accredited school of law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence?
Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties.-Overlapping dates of work experience.-Copying and pasting directly from the job specification.-