Job Title: Paralegal - Consumer Unit

Location: Downtown Jacksonville Office

Type: Full-Time

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Job Overview: We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Paralegal to join our Consumer Advocacy and Litigation Unit. The successful candidate will provide essential litigation support to the attorneys in the unit and play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient operation of legal proceedings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide litigation support to the attorneys in the unit.
• Schedule hearings and client appointments.
• Prepare trial notebooks for legal proceedings.
• Manage the log of applications presented to and handled in the unit.
• Prepare and send letters to clients.
• Complete accounting requests for attorneys.
• Collect and distribute mail in a timely manner.
• Manage calendars for various attorneys.
• Prepare files and applications for records to open and close.
• Draft notices, discovery, motions, and pleadings.
• Utilize the Court Call program when applicable.
• Provide grant management support, including tracking applications and data entry.
• Use telephonic interpreter services and schedule sign language interpreters.
• Utilize JACS to schedule hearings.
• Maintain files for attorneys.
• Keep detailed and contemporaneous time records.

Preferred Education/Skills/Experience:

• Completion of a training program to become a paralegal or legal paraprofessional; or a degree or certificate in legal technology, legal administration, or legal studies; or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in legal services; or a minimum of four years of experience in legal secretarial work.
• Minimum of two years of civil law office experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft and Google applications.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented, able to work well with others, and capable of prioritizing and managing work from several work producers.

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military service or any non-merit factor.

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

Laura Jones