Paralegal I - Full-time

h2About the Department/h2pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;" data-pasted="true"span style="color: rgb(223, 53, 12);"strongMinimum Starting Salary: $28.0000 per hour/strong/span/pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/9075/jobpostings/image/20260123064429_Picture1.jpg" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" alt="The City of Waco is seeking an experienced Paralegal I to join our team. This role will assist the City Attorney’s Office by providing their paralegal expertise. The ideal candidate will have 4 years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney who has been an active member of the State Bar of Texas." data-uw-rm-alt="CT"/pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"strongspan style="color: rgb(27, 89, 100);"uThe City of Waco Seeks:/u/span/strongbrnbsp;The City of Waco is seeking an experienced Paralegal I to join our team. This role will assist the City Attorney’s Office by providing their paralegal expertise. The ideal candidate will have 4 years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney who has been an active member of the State Bar of Texas.brnbsp;span style="color: rgb(27, 89, 100);"strongbruMinimum Qualifications:/u/strong/spanbrstrongRequired:/strong/pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"H.S. Diploma or GED equivalent and 4 years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney who has been an active member of the State Bar of Texas./li/ulp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"strongPreferred:nbsp;/strong/pdiv style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt;"li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Associate’s Degree in a related field or Paralegal Certificate./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Government legal experience. nbsp;/li/ul/divp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"strongspan style="color: rgb(27, 89, 100);"uPosition Overview:nbsp;/u/span/strong/pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Under general supervision, assists lawyers by providing skilled legal administrative functions and paralegal expertise in all services that the City Attorney's Office provides to the City to include, but not be limited to: litigation support, legal research, legal document preparation, support in real estate transactions, organize and manage legal files, and filing documents with applicable court systems./pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"strongspan style="color: rgb(27, 89, 100);"uEssential Functions:/u/span/strong/pul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Answers and routes incoming phone calls in a professional and courteous manner./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Greets and assists visitors as needed./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Performs a variety of professional paralegal duties; researches legal issues and provides litigation support to City Attorney’s Office; prepares and proofs legal documents, contracts, briefs, petitions, motions, and affidavits; gathers information for prosecution and litigation; coordinates review and resolution of legal issues./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Under supervision of the City Attorney or other attorneys in the office: assists in reviewing contracts, bids, and Request for Proposals for legal and purchasing compliance; develops drafts of resolutions, ordinances, and proposed legislation; advises attorneys of legal timetables and deadlines; examines legal documents, verifies accuracy and completeness, maintains and updates complex case files./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Assists attorneys with calendaring meetings and taking minutes of such meetings, discusses and analyzes legal issues with attorneys regarding such meetings./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Organizes and maintains legal files and documents; adheres to office processes and procedures, and suggests updates to such for efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Performs other related duties as assigned./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Complies with all policies and standards./lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Supports the relationship between the City of Waco and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with residents, visitors, and City staff; maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information/lili style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;"Lives the City of Waco Values: equity amp; inclusion, excellence amp; innovation, integrity, people, and teamwork./li/ul/p