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Title : Paralegal/legal Assistant

Location : Texas - Houston
Refer to Job # CAJS755064


Paralegal/Legal Assistant The candidate will be drafting and sending correspondence to attorneys, court staff, and clients in Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS/CPS), juvenile delinquency, contested conservatorship and property division cases strongly preferred. Receiving, sorting and filing paper and electronic mail including service emails. Drafting pleadings, motions, temporary orders, decrees and briefs. E-filing using Efile, TXCourts.gov and ProDoc. Creating and maintaining paper and client files in M-Files. Professional telephone etiquette. Communicating with clients, opposing counsel, courts, and liaisons. Calendaring all case deadlines, calculating and calendaring all due dates for attorneys. Issuing and responding to discovery. Assisting attorneys in preparing for hearings, mediation, depositions, appellate proceedings and trial. The candidate should have 2+ years of legal experience in Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS/CPS). Juvenile Delinquency and Appellate cases is strongly preferred. 5+ years of legal experience in Family Law including contested conservatorship and property division cases preferred0. Strong document preparation skills in WordPerfect and/or Microsoft Word essential. Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro and Outlook required. Proficient in e-filing using Efile, TXCourts.gov and ProDoc. Experience with MyCase and M-Files preferred. Strong typing skills including proofreading and editing from attorney hand-written notes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are must.
 
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