Paralegal

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Paralegal

Duties: Will provide legal secretarial assistance and paralegal support to the university's General Counsel and other in-house lawyers. Duties include performing a wide variety of tasks to support the Office of the General Counsel. Report to the General Counsel. Manage daily office duties for the Office of the General Counsel (phone, calendaring, file management, office visitor intake, etc.). Support General Counsel and other office attorneys with case management, calendaring of hearings, trials, court dates, depositions, etc. Meet with legal process servers and gather information to respond to requests for information. Assist General Counsel in the development, refinement and daily operations of case, contract and paper and electronic file management systems. Opens new matters, files and coordinates office workflow. Assists in coordinating the activities of the Office of the General Counsel with other departments within the university. May assist with legal research and other legal tasks such as drafting and preparing contracts for legal review and preparing summaries of court decisions and other materials. May assist with factual investigations pertaining to matters affecting the university, and help organize the data and evidence obtained in such investigations. May help draft proposed policies and work collaboratively with key leaders to seek the adoption of such policies. Meet state continuing legal education requirements. Responsible for daily electronic timekeeping as it applies to the scope of this position. Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

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Tracking Code: S466.

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Azusa Pacific University
901 East Alosta Avenue P O Box 7000
Azusa
California
United States 91702-7000
Website : http://www.apu.edu