PARALEGAL 1

AS612 $35,069 - $68,806
Creation Date: 12/21/2000
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide a variety of legal tasks for an attorney at the entry level of training series.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad review from an attorney.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Paralegal 2 by the requirement of actual paralegal experience following completion of specialized education and/or certification.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

As a trainee:
Conducts legal research as an aid to an attorney in finding laws and court decisions.

Prepares cases for court by drafting pleadings.

Interviews potential witnesses in preparation for trial.

Searches, examines, and collects authorities on points of law in connection with the preparation of cases for trial.

Composes briefs, memoranda, and other correspondence on legal matters affecting a department.

Collects delinquent payments through personal contact with debtors by phone or by demand letters.

Researches and drafts legal opinions.

Indexes legal opinions; upkeep of and shelves new volumes in a legal library.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Completion of an approved Paralegal or Legal Assistant program approved by the American Bar Association (ABA), or at an accredited college or university; OR

Possession of a Certified Paralegal (CP) certification issued by the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc.; OR

A Juris Doctorate.

NOTE:
Disbarred attorneys and those who have permanently resigned from the practice of law in lieu of discipline may not be hired in any position in connection with the practice of law. Suspended attorneys or an attorney transferred to disability inactive status during the period of suspension may not be hired in any position in connection with the practice of law unless such hiring is first preceded by the submission of a fully executed registration statement to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, on a registration form provided by the Louisiana Disciplinary Board and approved by the Louisiana Supreme Court. See Rule 5.5(e)(1) of the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct; In Re Davenport, 2021-01371 (La. 11/3/21) and 326 So.3d 882; In re Sharp, 2012- 2463 (La. 1/11/13), 106 So.3d 105. The hiring agency is responsible for conducting the necessary background checks prior to appointment.