What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal Specialist position at County of Monmouth?
Paralegal Job Description
“Under the supervision of a Division of Social Services attorney, the paralegal is expected to perform the following duties and responsibilities:
- Assist the Division’s Fair Hearing Liaison person in preparing for administrative appeals by clients (Fair Hearings) when the Division denies or terminates a client from a welfare program such as Medicaid , Food Stamps (SNAP) or any housing program. The Liaison represents the Division in such hearings.
- Acting as backup to the Fair Hearing Liaison and providing Division representation at Fair Hearings in absence of the Liaison.
- Assist the Division’s Fraud Unit in preparing cases for referral to the County Prosecutor’s Office for criminal prosecution.
- Assist the Division’s Child Support Unit in preparing cases for the Division’s attorney to take to Family court in child support matters.
- Provide all clerical and administrative duties and support for the attorney and the legal unit
- Research laws, rules and regulations
- Investigate facts, communicating with the court, other attorneys and/or their law firms as well as agency staff and clients
- Prepare documents for the attorney for use in briefs, pleadings, appeals, collection of civil liens and child support judgments
- Assist in other legal related duties as directed by the attorney.
Required Skills:
- Write clearly and concisely as well as edit others writing
- Basic understanding of computer systems and software as well as the ability to learn and navigate new databases.
- Detail-oriented and be able to capture all points and concepts in a document
- Manage time effectively and multi-task
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize to ensure deadlines are met
- Strong communication skills
- Legal secretarial experience, law office clerking experience, and/or an Associate Degree/Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred.
Please be advised, all Monmouth County positions are on site. There are no provisions to work remotely.
For a full job description please go to: https://info.csc.nj.gov/jobspec/02593.htm