Paralegal I

Salary :

$55,806. 40 - $71,468. 80 Annually

Location :

Lincoln, NE

Job Type:

Full time/probationary or status

Job Number:

202500066C

Department:

County Attorney's Office

Opening Date:

01/17/2025

Closing Date:

2/2/2025 11:59 PM Central

Job Posting Information

Lancaster County Attorney is looking for an experienced individual with a passion for communication, details, organization, technology, and great time management skills to provide support to the Child Support team. Don't miss out on the chance to serve in this vital support role while sharpening your skills in the criminal justice field. Join a great team who will support you in your role and provide you the resources you need to be successful. This is a full-time position, Monday - Friday, hours per week are 8:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m. This position is with our Child Support Division physically located at 605 S 10th Street Lincoln, NE 68508. For benefit information related to this position, please click on the Benefits tab.

If you're looking to jump start your career with Lancaster County, apply now to join our dynamic team.

Purpose of Position

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The purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of child support duties consisting of maintaining a caseload, locating, and interviewing custodial and non-custodial parents and others to elicit factual information for the purpose of establishing child support obligations and enforcing child support laws.

Nature of Work/Examples of Work Performed

What does a "Day in the Life" look like?

Receive and process referrals for location of non-custodial parents in non-support claims. Interview non-custodial parent to provide information and advice concerning program policy, procedures and guidelines as they relate to child support obligations, collection and distribution.

Initiate legal action and/or genetic testing to determine and/or establish paternity.

Use administrative process and/or legal referral for the establishment of child support and/or medical support orders.

Evaluate non-custodial parent's income and expenses to compute the child support obligation amount.

Review and initiates enforcement action on non-paying child support cases by making phone calls to non-paying parents, filing orders, and issuing income withholding orders, filing liens of various types, and filing prosecuting attorney and interstate referrals.

Maintain confidentiality of records and information as required. Establish positive working relationships with clerk of the district court and Health and Human Services staff.

Desirable Knowledge, Abilities & Skills/Desirable Training & Experience

Considerable knowledge of legal terminology, practices, and procedures.
Considerable knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations related to area of responsibility.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to organize material into logical formats.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, the public, co-workers, and justice system personnel.
Ability to identify facts/issues which may require further legal evaluation and to prepare routine legal documents.
Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.
Skill in the operation of modern office equipment and computer applications including word processing, case management, legal research, and litigation support software.
Minimum Qualifications/Necessary Special Requirements

Graduation from high school or equivalent plus two years of assisting attorneys in organizing and preparing legal cases or any equivalent combination of training and experience that proves the desirable knowledge, abilities, and skills.

We value each Lancaster County employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees' professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

Pay increases

are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
We encourage

a healthy work-life balance

by offering 10 days of vacation leave and 13 days of sick leave that begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and up to 16 hours of non-cumulative personal holidays per year.
All

medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family

begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
30 days of

Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Programs

offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
Up to 3 days of

Funeral and Bereavement

Leave
$30,000 of

Life Insurance
401(a) Retirement Plan . When you make an 8% contribution, the County will match your contribution 100%.
Employer provided

Post Employment Health Plan

for eligible medical expenses after you leave County employment.
Optional benefits include:

Medical and/or Dependent Care

Flexible Spending Accounts
Allstate Voluntary Plans
Supplemental Term Life
Deferred Compensation Plans

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APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTo successfully complete your application, please make sure you read each statement below and check ALL boxes prior to submission.

1. This application is hand scored.
2. ALL questions must be fully answered to receive full credit.
3. "See Resume", or answers such as "See ___" are not acceptable responses and will not receive full credit.
4. Copied/Pasted answers will not receive full credit.
5. ALL employers and education referred to in answers must be listed in the Work History and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive full credit.
6. I understand I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.
7. I Acknowledge that I have read and understand each of the above statements.

02

Indicate if you have a college-level coursework in the following:

Paralegal studies
Business
Criminal justice
Related field (specify below)
None

03

If checking "Related field", please specify: If not applicable, enter n/a.

04

Indicate if you have a degree in one of the fields listed in question 4.

No degree
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree

05

Regarding Question 4, what was your grade point average? If not applicable, enter n/a.

06

Do you have experience assisting attorneys in organizing and preparing legal cases?

No experience
Yes, less than 2 years experience
Yes, 2 to 4 years experience
Yes, more than 4 years experience

07

If yes, please list the employers from your application where you acquired this experience. If no experience, enter n/a.

08

If yes, please describe your work duties. If no experience, enter n/a.

09

Do you have experience working with legal forms and documents?


10

If yes, please li.