Boston College IntroductionFounded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job DescriptionThe Paralegal supports
the work of Boston College Law School’s Center for Experiential Learning ("CEL"), which
houses its in-house legal clinics and externships. The CEL provides law students with American Bar Association ("ABA") required experiential learning credits.
Functioning as a legal administrative
assistant, the paralegal is a combination of office manager, researcher, writer,
and trainer. The paralegal uses technology and computer software for
managing and organizing documents and data collected during cases. Because of
these responsibilities, paralegals must be familiar with electronic database
management and be up to date on the latest software used for electronic
discovery. Electronic discovery refers to all electronic materials that are
related to a trial, such as emails, data, documents, accounting databases, and
websites.
As a public facing person within the CEL, the paralegal reflects and promotes Boston College Law Schools brand as a trusted provider of high-quality lawyering and mission driven work. Responsibilities also include the intake of client information for clinical cases, managing client emails and mailbox, assisting in onboarding new clinic students, and updating the Legal Services website.
Responsibilities
include but are not limited to:
- General reception (phone and walk-in) &
administrative responsibilities
- Manages requests for legal services
- Provides referrals to appropriate legal services as
needed
- Maintains the client database
- Maintains community services and legal services referral
list
- Conducts intake interviews for the Civil Litigation
Clinic and summarizes them in writing for clinic director
- Sets up new client matters in case management software
- Maintains Master Docket
- Performs conflict checks
- Complete legal forms
- File documents
- Interview witnesses
- Draft witness statements
- Prepare correspondence
- Collect clinic evaluations from students and distribute
to supervisors
- Translate & Interpret for Spanish-speaking clients
& witnesses
Hiring Range: $30.27/hr to $37.86/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements- Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certification
preferred
- 2 years of paralegal experience required
- Experience with electronic file maintenance system
required, CLIO preferred
- Fluent in Spanish
- Ability to interface with faculty, staff, students, opposing counsel, clients, and court personnel.
- Ability to follow a project through to completion on projects that require quick turn and also on projects that require sustained effort.
- Ability to be responsive to deadline and ability to set priorities and deadlines independently
- Ability to learn and manage new technologies
Closing StatementBoston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
- Tuition remission for Employees
- Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Low-Cost Life Insurance
- Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
- Paid Holidays Annually
- Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
- Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.
