Paralegal

State of Illinois•Rock Island, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Paralegal. DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong leadership and communication capabilities. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

Requirements

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.
Requires ability to pass a background check
Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
Requires appropriate, valid driver's license

Nice To Haves

2 years of experience in a law office or legal area of a public or business organization applying working knowledge of precedent cases, writing style format, and vocabulary appropriate to the legal profession.
2 years of experience in a law office or legal area of a public or business organization applying working knowledge of technical report writing, vocabulary, and word usage
2 years of experience in a public or business organization utilizing the ability to write in a clear and concise manner
2 years of experience in a law office or legal area of a public or business organization utilizing the ability to analyze and organize facts, evidence, and precedents and drafting written material to legal staff in a clear and logical format
2 years of experience in a public or business organization applying the ability to organize and present statistical data

Responsibilities

Serves as Paralegal
Attends court hearings as directed
Reviews all files on call sheet to ensure that files have been received
Performs special projects and prepares statistical or other reports
Receives and processes all subpoenas received by staff
Obtains legal materials upon request of staff attorneys, either from law libraries or from other Department offices
Under the direction of staff attorneys, files court documents and serves legal papers
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Benefits

A Pension Program
Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)