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Job Title: Paralegal / Legal Assistant
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Key Roles and Responsibilities
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Legal Operations
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- Enhances attorney effectiveness by developing case information, evidence, and settlement options; tracking cases; supporting attorney's trial proceedings.
- Preparing legal correspondence and other documents for attorneys.
- Organizing and maintaining documents in a paper or electronic filing system.
- Meeting with attorneys, and other professionals to talk about case details.
- Helping prepare for trial by organizing exhibits and assisting with other tasks as needed.
- Preparing briefs, contracts and other legal documents.
- Investigating facts and laws of cases and searching public records and other resources to prepare cases and determine causes of action.
- Directing and coordinating external law firm activity
- Gathering and analyzing statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, documents and other data.
- Keeping law library up-to-date by monitoring legal volumes.
- Keeps cases organized by establishing and organizing files; monitoring calendars; meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into file database and case management software; confirming case status with attorney.
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Job Requirements
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Educational Qualification, Professional Certifications and Affiliations
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- Diploma/ Bachelor Degree in Law or related field.
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Work Experience
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- Minimum of 0 - 3 years of experience in the same or related field.
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Behavioural Competencies
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- Organizing and Planning Skills
- Problem Solving Ability
- Communication Skills
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Language Skills
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- Proficient in English and Arabic
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