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Clinic Paralegal

Employer
University at Buffalo
Location
New York, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
May 25, 2023

Job Details

Posting Details

Position Information

Fiscal Year
2021-2022

Position Title
Clinic Paralegal

Classification Title
Staff Assistant

Department
Law School

Posting Number
P220181

Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/35042

Employer
State

Position Type

Professional Appointment Term
Term

Salary Grade
SL2

Posting Detail Information

Position Summary

Fast-paced, exciting work as a paralegal in the University at Buffalo School of Law’s Clinical Legal Education Program. We have ten clinics as well as several practicums and other service-learning courses. They each have eight to fourteen students enrolled per semester and serve myriad clients. Representation of these clients and work on other matters involves significant amounts of confidential and sensitive material.

As a Clinic Paralegal with the Clinical Program, you will spend the majority of your work time performing a combination of paralegal and administrative tasks which may include:
  • Routine legal document creation, preparation, maintenance, and e-filing including legal documents such as Testimony, Closing Documents, Motions, Discovery Materials, Orders and Continuance Requests, as well as basic form letters to clients, opposing counsel and third parties.
  • Creation and maintenance of clinic files through a web-based case management system, software such as Adobe Acrobat Pro, and other cloud-based online document storage systems.
  • Calendaring of court hearings, important administrative and legislative deadlines, internal and external meetings will be a primary responsibility of this position.
  • Providing general office support for faculty and staff
  • Answering telephones and serving as a point of contact for Clinic visitors, guest, clients, etc.
  • Supervising the sorting, processing and distributing mail according to office policies
  • Scheduling meetings and maintaining calendars for clinical rooms/ spaces
  • Assisting student attorneys with maintaining organized time entries, case notes, and documents within the case management system.
  • Providing assistance to student attorneys with administrative tasks such as printing, scanning and mailing documents
The Clinic paralegal must possess excellent writing, verbal, and organizational skills. The ability to comprehend and act on assignments of varying complexity, while maintaining the ability to handle multiple assignments, is imperative. The ability to work on a team as well as independently is also required.

Our Clinical Legal Education program offers diverse and sophisticated practice opportunities to upper-class and LL.M. students working closely with skilled supervising attorneys. Our clinical offerings involve cutting-edge issues and complex matters in which creativity and innovation play key roles in serving clients effectively. The mission of the Clinical Legal Education Program is: “Delivering access to justice while teaching UB law students to be excellent, ethical, and engaged lawyers.”

The University at Buffalo School of Law’s Clinical Legal Education Program seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Buffalo, to maintain the excellence of the university and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience or Bachelor’s degree with some experience.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Paralegal Certificate or a combination of education and law firm paralegal work
  • Experience interacting with a broad and diverse population
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office products including Word and Excel
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environmental with tight deadlines
  • Exemplary organizational, time management and communication skills.
  • The ability to multi-task while dealing with diverse constituencies.
  • Proficiency in data management and computer skills, including use and management of web-based technology.
Physical Demands

Salary Range
$44,750-$50,000

Additional Salary Information

Type
Full-Time

Campus
North Campus

Posting Alerts

Special Instructions Summary

Additional Information

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Is a background check required for this posting?
No

Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name
Elisa Lackey

Contact's Pronouns

Contact's Title
Senior Managing Director

Contact's Email
elisagal@buffalo.edu

Contact's Phone
716-645-2167

Posting Dates

Posted
05/19/2022

Deadline for Internal Applicants
06/02/2022

Deadline for External Applicants
Open Until Filled

Date to be filled
09/01/2023

References

Number of References Required
3

Reference Cutoff Date

Instructions to Applicant

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Company

University at Buffalo

UB is New York’s largest public university, one of America’s leading research universities and a flagship in the SUNY system.

UB is a top 40 university in a top city in which to attend college, and with more than 1,300 acres across three unique campuses, there is always something new to explore. Regular shuttle service takes students between North Campus and South Campus, and the Downtown Campus is easily accessible by Metro Rail

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