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Title : Public Records Act Paralegal

Location : California - Ontario
Refer to Job # JAKM790187

Public Records Act Paralegal Duties: Keeps track of public records requests that are's ubmitted to public agency clients. Analyzes public records requests and assists with determining the's cope of's earch that the's ubject public agency must undertake to find responsive records. Works with public agency's taff to transfer documents to the law firm for review. Reviews databases of documents to determine responsiveness of documents. Marks documents as privileged or exempt, as necessary, or otherwise redacts documents.'s uch work will require the paralegal to receive training on the California Public Records Act and other public records-related's tatutory exemptions, as well as case law. Assists attorneys in drafting response letters to records requesters. Keeps deadlines to ensure that records are provided to the public agency client in time for the public agency to provide records to requesters within the's tatutory requirements. Consults with attorneys and client on conclusions regarding exemptions for withholding records and records to be produced. Reviews public agency client records (written, verbal and electronic) and confers with assigning attorney to prevent the unauthorized release. Acts as a representative on behalf of the public agency counsel, demonstrating a positive attitude with professionalism, courtesy, and appropriate tact and discretion in all interactions with members of the public, opposing counsel, other agencies, and other employees. Researches's tate,'s tatutory, case and other authorities applicable to the California Public Records Act. Conducts legal, public records, and other research (including cite check/Shepardizing) relating to's imple and complex matters,'s ummarizes findings and recommends proposed courses of action and/or's olutions to the assigning attorney; is knowledgeable about internet research's ources; assists with problem formulation, data collection, and analysis as needed by the assigning attorney. Prepares legal documents and correspondence applicable to the practice area in draft and final forms - including redline, as directed by the assigning attorney, and utilizes independent judgment to determine proper distribution; proofreads legal documents and correspondence and makes required corrections in's pelling, grammar and punctuation. Maintains accurate calendar for deadlines - as required.'s earches for, obtains, reviews materials and prepares and maintains appropriate control measures -'s uch as databases - for expedient's earch and retrieval re the's ame. Timely maintains documents necessary to meet the firm's and/or practice group's objectives. For example, daily timekeeping log for billing purposes. Rules for formatting, preparation, filing/recording and's ervice/distribution of legal documents (as defined above) and correspondence applicable to the practice area. General and's pecific terminology appropriate to the practice area. Methods for researching federal,'s tate and local regulations, codes,'s tatutes, case and other authorities applicable to the practice area. Proper use of English and grammar and accurate's pelling. Qualifications: B.A. or B.S. degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience. 3+ years' experience with electronic document review in a law firm or government's etting. Computer's oftware used in a law office environment that includes, but is not limited to, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Eclipse or other file management's oftware, and the internet. Municipal and other governmental policies and procedures. Legal principles and Business and Professions Code's ections 6450, et's eq. Ability to: Perform, organize and prioritize numerous assignments requiring attention to detail within the's chedule's et for completion of the's ame. Involves ability to's hift priorities to meet deadlines as needed. Work closely with's upervising attorneys and paralegals to ensure timely, accurate and complete responses to client needs and demands, including organizing work flow and assignments to other attorneys and paralegals in the firm. Exercise judgment and discretion and respond courteously and tactfully in a wide variety of's ituations. Understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of public entity employees and personnel in's ervices that provide's upport to those employees. Coordinate obtaining information from various's ources, in hard copy or electronic format as part of the preparation of legal documents described above and develop and arrange for recordkeeping's ystems for efficient retrieval re the's ame. Prepare, analyze and/or review legal documents as described above and produce neat, accurate and appropriately organized finished product of the's ame. Perform legal, public records and other research using electronic and hard copy's ources's uch as Lexis, Westlaw, Legislative Information databases, real property databases, etc. Interpret and apply Federal,'s tate and local's tatutory and other authorities's pecific to the practice area. Good verbal and written communication's kills. Proficient or expert in use of computer's oftware in a law office environment that includes, but is not limited to, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Eclipse or other file management's oftware, and the internet. Work hours outside or beyond the usual business work day occasionally and as appropriate to complete work assignments or to perform departmental and firm administrative and/or marketing non-billable assignments.

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