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Form of workParalegal Supervisor/Program Manager
UNL College of Law
Duties
- Responsible for all management and supervision of all supportive services for the Law College’s eight (soon-to-be nine) in-house Clinical programs.
- In addition to being responsible for all of the business-related operations of the in-house Clinics (which includes managing the Clinics’ client trust fund and litigation trust fund), and supervising other paralegals in the Clinics (which will amount to five other individuals as of the fall of 2024), this position constitutes the Head Paralegal in the Clinical Programs at the College of Law.
- In addition to managing all business operations of the Clinic, the person occupying this position performs paralegal duties in all of the Law College’s clinical programs which will, by the fall of 2024, include the following clinics: the Children’s Justice Clinic, the Civil Clinic, the Debtor Defense Clinic, the Estate Planning Clinic, the Entrepreneurship Clinic, the First Amendment Clinic, the Housing Justice Clinic, the Immigration Clinic, and the Innocence Clinic
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree plus five years’ experience in the legal field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Paralegal, legal clerical, accounting, and management training is preferred.
- Experience working with young professionals.
- Experience with legal issues faced by low-income clients.
- Familiarity with the substantive legal areas involved in clinical programs.
- Paralegal certification.
About Lincoln and the University of Nebraska.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and diverse workforce in which employees’ differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the diverse populations we serve. The university fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.
Lincoln, Nebraska, is a city of nearly 300,000 people and the state capital, where residents enjoy a low cost of living, high-quality public schools, and more parkland per capita than most U.S. cities. See https://www.unl.edu/lincoln/.
Applicant review begins March 19, 2024. View requisition S_240212 at https://employment.unl.edu to apply.
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