Paralegal

City of High Point•High Point, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The City Attorney’s Office represents the City of High Point and performs highly complex legal work in a fast-paced environment for a wide variety of clients, including the Mayor, City Council, City management, and City staff across more than twenty departments. Similar to a general counsel’s office in the public or private sector, the focus here is practicing law. The Paralegal is an important team member of the City Attorney’s Office who is responsible for providing vital legal support. Work is performed under the general supervision of the City Attorney.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with at least three (3) years of paralegal experience; or associate’s degree in paralegal studies or a related field with at least five (5) years of paralegal experience, or a high school diploma or equivalent with at least ten (10) years of paralegal experience.
North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal or qualified to sit for the next available exam and become certified within six (6) months of start date.
North Carolina notary public, or ability to become one within three (3) months of start date.
Valid driver’s license in North Carolina or another state.

Nice To Haves

Extensive real property experience, including title search and examination, as well as using public records and GIS mapping programs.
A high degree of initiative, with the ability to work independently.
Demonstrated experience meeting and exceeding goals in a fast-paced work environment.
Dedication to professional learning and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Conduct legal research in a wide variety of practice areas including but not limited to real property and land use law, contracts and transactional law, and municipal law.
Conduct real property research for various transactions, tax foreclosure cases, and enforcement cases.
Ability to proficiently use the North Carolina Court System’s eCourts computer system and County Registers of Deeds offices.
Draft myriad legal documents, including but not limited to liens, lis pendens, pleadings, motions, briefs, memorandum, contracts, ordinances, and resolutions.
Assist with document production for public records requests, subpoena compliance, and discovery.
Draft correspondence and communicate regularly with client departments, outside counsel, opposing counsel, and courts.
Ability to interact and work productively with a wide range of groups, including but not limited to Council members, appointed board members and commissioners, City management, City staff, and the general public.
Professional communication skills, both oral and written.
Manage client matters, organize and maintain physical and electronic files.
Ability to effectively and efficiently handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Assist with research and special projects, as directed.
Performs other clerical and administrative tasks, as directed.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat, and the ability to quickly learn new software.