Paralegal jobs in Santa Maria, CA

Job Summary

GCFS, Inc. is a collection office established in 1974. Our commitment to excellence has led us to success in our industry.

We are looking for a hard-working, independent, and friendly person to fill a full-time position of Paralegal/Legal Assistant in our Legal Department. We are hiring a civil litigation team member to work in a high production team environment, working with attorneys in the preparation of legal forms. The work environment consists of working with a small team of paralegals and legal clerks producing legal documentation in the enforcement of judgments.

Principle Responsibilities of the Paralegal include:

• Communication with different courts
• Communication with attorneys
• Legal research
• Drafting correspondence, motions, and pleadings
• Production and assembly of legal documents and forms
• Document review
• File court documents through e-file
• Maintaining legal calendar
• Data entry
• Conduct verification of service and judgment
• Copy and prepare legal documents to comply with court standards
• Performs skip tracing and maintains case files
• Filing, photo copying, scanning
• Obtain information from files, law enforcement agencies and other sources to submit complete legal documents
• Produce documents within Microsoft word, and Excel, ensures proper formatting, spelling, punctuation, and grammar
• Demonstrate a keen knowledge of office equipment (including computer, printers, facsimile, photo copiers)
• Demonstrate compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to the collection industry
• Adhere to company policies and procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Law office/;egal experience
• Knowledge and understanding of Civil Procedure, Discovery, court rules
• Paralegal Certification preferred or on the job experience in the legal field
• Paralegal experience, preferably in civil litigation
• Detail oriented
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong proofreader for grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Experience preparing legal documents (forms)
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Self-motivated and ability to prioritize and organize work
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality

Required education

· High school or equivalent

• Paralegal Certification preferred or on the job experience

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused
• Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture
• Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $29.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person