Crescent City Law (CCL) is a rapidly growing law firm in the New Orleans area which is seeking an experienced criminal paralegal to assist our attorneys in helping our clients. We are looking for someone who has compassion and empathy for the population we serve and a knack for helping to prepare winning cases. We want to create an all-star team, so we will provide you with training, guidance, compensation, and benefits commensurate with your experience.

CCL represents the accused in criminal courts. We help people hide their criminal records with expungements. We also help people who have been injured because of an accident recover compensation for their injuries. An ideal candidate will have experience with both criminal and civil cases but prefer criminal defense.

Customer Service and Clear Communication are important to the firm owner and to our clients. [Read our Google Reviews to Learn more about the type of experience we want our clients to have!] We want referrals from thriving clients, not repeat business from miserable ones. We strive to deliver an experience that is above and beyond that of our competitors! We want you to be so awesome that you have a cult of raving fan clients.

An ideal candidate will have experience with both criminal and civil case, but prefers criminal defense with 2-5 years’ experience. You’ll assist our attorneys in the preparation of criminal defense, expungement, and civil. Our paralegals have direct contact with our clients. Since many of our cases are small, you will need to be able to easily and efficiently transition from one project to the next, but attention to detail is still paramount. You will get the job done accurately, complete tasks with minimal oversight, and provide the firm with at least 30-billable hours per week of client work.

If you believe CCL is the right place to bring your unique set of skills, and a place where you will be rewarded for them, then please apply.

$30 hourly

• Draft legal documents, pleadings, and correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits under the guidance of a lawyer
• Hold client interviews to gather information about their legal problems
• Take care of administrative tasks such as answering phones and maintaining an organized filing system for all legal documents
• Coordinate law office activity, including the drafting subpoenas and coordinating with process servers
• Aid lawyers in trial preparation by preparing and organizing exhibits, organizing and coordinating witnesses, conducting research on legal articles, and assisting with client meetings and filing motions

• Organizing files
• Docketing/scheduling events
• Filling out legal forms and assisting clients in filling out forms
• Drafting letters and simple court documents for Attorney review
• Writing reports and legal documents for Attorney review
• Thorough legal research into new/novel issues, verifying case law, and reviewing legislation as it develops
• Preparing and responding to discovery
• Communicating with clients to provide updates and gather information
• Assisting Lawyers in court (Trial Assistant)
• Back up for Legal Assistants including but not limited to: checking e-fling, updating files, answering phones, and scheduling
• Other tasks as assigned

• Strong preference for candidates who have completed a paralegal professional certification or have an advanced paralegal education
• Talented communicator and writer
• ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate’s degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor’s degree desired
• 3 years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting

• 2-5 year prior experience with criminal work, especially criminal defense.

At Crescent City Law, LLC, we help people avoid the serious consequences of a criminal conviction. We opened in 2010 and started the firm by representing the accused with traffic tickets. Later, we expanded our practice to criminal courts-both after during the trial phase and hiding criminal records with expungements-so our clients can live better lives. While about 80% of our work is in the defense of the accused, about 25% of our revenue is earned by helping people recover from the injuries they suffered as a result of an accident where someone else was at fault.

We are rapidly growing. Our gross revenue grew over 100% in 2021, an additional 31.6% growth in 2022, and we're on track to grow another 30% in 2023. We need a star who can play many positions and help us grow the firm.