Paralegal
COMMONWLTH'S ATTORNEY
Do you have experience as a municipality paralegal and have a passion for assisting a team in helping the citizens of the City of Chesapeake? If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment, come and join our team.
Paralegal tasks will include:
Paralegal tasks will include:
- Perform legal research, administrative, and clerical functions for attorneys.
- Make court appearances in Juvenile and Domestic Relations/Circuit/General District for arraignments.
- Create drafts of legal documents such as orders and petitions for court for criminal and civil cases.
- Liaison with Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and Clerk's Office.
- Team Leader of Juvenile and Domestic Team.
- Coordinate and assign support staff to assist with jury trial presentations as needed.
- Support three attorneys while demonstrating strong leadership skills and a thorough knowledge of Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court system.
- Prepare and organize trial notebooks with items needed by attorneys such as charts and tables for use as exhibits, assist with witness interviews and assist in the courtroom during trials.
- Perform office tasks such as composing and typing correspondence.
- Conduct or attend staff or other professional meetings to exchange information.
- Run criminal histories and DMV abstracts on defendants, witnesses and prospective jurors.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Commonwealth’s Attorney.
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.