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Bi-Lingual Paralegal (G-16)


Circut Court Of Prince George's County


Location

Upper Marlboro, MD | United States


Job description

Under the direction of the Family Division Paralegal Supervisor, the candidate is responsible for
providing paralegal services to English, and Spanish speaking litigants pertaining to family law
matters inclusive of domestic, juvenile, CINA/TPR, and child support cases.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Drafts orders and memoranda associated with such programs as CINA/TPR, adoption,
special immigrant juvenile status (SJIS), and child support cases.
Distributes case files for further action.
Performs independent legal and factual research relating to the area assigned.
Extracts research information from the case management system and various
applications/websites.
Conducts interviews to elicit information from and explain legal procedures to parties.
Exercises independent discretion and judgment in determining the degree of
confidentiality associated with various records and case information.
Reviews pleadings.
Alerts litigants, attorneys, and/or the Judge to discrepancies of areas requiring special
attention.
Reviews issues requiring legal determination with the Family Division Coordinating Judge
and/or the Paralegal Judge.
Screens customer"s requests.
Ensures all emergency pleadings and documents are filed in accordance with Maryland
Rules and Procedures.
Maintains and submits monthly statistics.
Responds to customer inquiries.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Employment Type: Full-Time


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