Paralegal
CurrentOffice administration including responsibility for office equipment, employee time sheets, payment of vendors, coordinating legal clinics within the community, payment of attorney expense invoices, interviewing clients, liaison with community outreach agencies. Answering and forwarding phone calls to the appropriate entity, scheduling client meetings, assist with presentations, scanning documents, creating and closing client case files through case management system. Maintain contact with attorneys throughout the day regarding case updates, scheduling, and client messages. Assist with client correspondence, motions, and complaints. I do Advanced Directives and Wills under the supervision of my attorneys. Legal research, records retrieval, and notarizing documents. Legal Aid accepts cases in civil matters including family law, benefits, housing and consumer law.