Job Information
Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Paralegal Assistant in Chicago, Illinois
This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12268830
Location:
Chicago, IL, US, 60605
Job Requisition ID:[42073]{lang="en-US" careersite-propertyid="customfield2"}
Agency:Department of Children and Family Services
Title: Paralegal Assistant - Chicago\ Closing Date/Time:11/14/2024\ Salary:Anticipated Starting Salary: \$5,600 monthly step 4; Full Range \$4,766 - \$6,632\ Job Type:Salaried\ County:Cook\ Number of Vacancies:1\ Plan/BU:RC062
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
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Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification #42073
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as Paralegal
- Performs tasks ensuring agency compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, Employees Ethics Act, and all other policy, rules and statutes applicable to the Office of Legal Services of the Department
- Prepares legal documents and conducts legal research
- At the direction of a licensed attorney, prepares legal documents or other documents as assigned
- Provides leadership among supportive staff to help ensure greater effectiveness and efficiency of unit operations
- Performs special project and prepares special reports
- Obtains legal materials upon request of staff attorneys, either from Department offices, external state agencies, and/or third parties
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with coursework in such areas as legal, pre-legal, English, statistics or directly related coursework