Paralegal

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third largest school district in the United States, serving over 350,000 students at more than 600 schools. CPS employs more than 34,000 people, more than half of whom are teachers, and has set ambitious goals to ensure that every childin every school and every neighborhoodhas access to a world-class learning experience, resulting in graduation from high school college- and career-ready. And CPS students are making incredible progress. Recently, CPS announced a record-high graduation rate of 77.5% and boasts some of the fastest learning growth in the nation among large cities.

The Paralegal will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Maintaining the department's docket of cases, including calendaring of administrative hearing and arbitration dates;
• Preparing drafts subpoenas, discovery requests and responses, routine motions, and other legal documents for approval by attorneys;
• Assisting with review and production of e-discovery, including privilege review and coding in Relativity;
• Assembling, reviewing and managing document productions and hearing/arbitration exhibits;
• Assisting attorneys during hearings and arbitrations; and
• Other tasks as assigned by attorneys.

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Paralegal must possess the following qualifications:

Type of Education Required : Associate's or Bachelor's degree.

Type of Experience and Number of Years : At least two years of paralegal experience in a litigation practice; preferably familiar with the administrative hearing process before the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, and public sector grievance arbitration proceedings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Ability to file documents electronically and in person;
• Perform basic legal research;
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lexis and experience with docket management and document review software;
• Experience with Relativity strongly preferred; and
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Residency Expectation :

• As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), an employee must be an actual resident of the City of Chicago or become a resident within six months of the date of his/her employment with Chicago Public Schools.