Paralegal Clerk Trainee

Working full-time or part-time in our office, you'll be trained in creating legal documents with FileMaker Pro and MS Word on a Mac as well as liaison work with agencies and courts. You will be helping attorneys all over Texas set up new businesses for their clients as well as drafting, sending out to file, and retrieving legal documents for them. Opportunities may arise for paralegal assignments assisting a closely associated business law firm located closer to UT.

Typical tasks include speaking with law firm folks, filing, occasional errands to nearby state agencies, copying, emailing, faxing, scanning, and updating reference material.

STARTING PAY is $13-14 an hour for full-time, $12.50-$13.50 for part-time.

HOURS are full-time M-F between 8:30 and 5:30, and part-time at least 18 hours a week between 9 and 5:30 and preferably including a large portion in the afternoon.

REQUIREMENTS We are looking for a bright person who is glad to pitch in where needed, is adept with people and details, and has excellent spoken and written English. A four-year degree or some college is preferred. Be sure to mention your academic achievements (grades, test scores, honors), writing ability and interest, and work achievements.

BENEFITS AND COMPANY CULTURE

Founded in 1980, Lawyer's Aid Service offers a 15-person work environment that is positive and cooperative, with a friendly team spirit. There's no large layer of bureaucracy to contend with.

At Lawyer's Aid you receive on-the-job training in a variety of business and paralegal tasks, including business communications and computer skills.

If you work at least 30 hours a week, employee medical insurance is provided in a PPO plan with premiums employer-paid. For additional premiums, employee can opt to add coverage for family, vision, dental, or life insurance.

You can choose your own hours and mealtime, by mutual agreement with your supervisor. UT student employees may park at work and walk to class. Business casual dress, employee cross-training, and a large on-site kitchen are some of the other benefits. See staff comments here.