Paralegal I (County)

Job Posting Information

Lancaster County Attorney is looking for an experienced individual with a passion for communication, details, organization, technology, and great time management skills to provide support to the Child Support team. Don’t miss out on the chance to serve in this vital support role while sharpening your skills in the criminal justice field. Join a great team who will support you in your role and provide you the resources you need to be successful.

Purpose of Position:

The purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of child support duties consisting of maintaining a caseload, locating, and interviewing custodial and non-custodial parents and others to elicit factual information for the purpose of establishing child support obligations and enforcing child support laws.

What does a "Day in the Life" look like?

• Receive and process referrals for location of non-custodial parents in non-support claims. Interview non-custodial parent to provide information and advice concerning program policy, procedures and guidelines as they relate to child support obligations, collection and distribution.
• Initiate legal action and/or genetic testing to determine and/or establish paternity.
• Use administrative process and/or legal referral for the establishment of child support and/or medical support orders.
• Evaluate non-custodial parent's income and expenses to compute the child support obligation amount.
• Review and initiates enforcement action on non-paying child support cases by making phone calls to non-paying parents, filing orders, and issuing income withholding orders, filing liens of various types, and filing prosecuting attorney and interstate referrals.
• Perform general miscellaneous administrative duties as required on a day-to-day basis.
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information as required. Establish positive working relationships with clerk of the district court and Health and Human Services staff.

If you’re looking to jump start your career with Lancaster County, apply now to join our dynamic team.

Desirable Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills

• Considerable knowledge of legal terminology, practices, and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations related to area of responsibility.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to organize material into logical formats.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, the public, co-workers, and justice system personnel.
• Ability to identify facts/issues which may require further legal evaluation and to prepare routine legal documents.
• Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.
• Skill in the operation of modern office equipment and computer applications including word processing, case management, legal research, and litigation support software.

We value each Lancaster County employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees' professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.

• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 10 days of vacation leave and 13 days of sick leave that begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and up to 16 hours of non-cumulative personal holidays per year.

• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!

• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave

• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.

• Up to 3 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave

• $30,000 of Life Insurance

• 401(a) Retirement Plan. When you make an 8% contribution, the County will match your contribution 100%.

• Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses after you leave County employment.

• Optional benefits include:
  • Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Allstate Voluntary Plans
  • Supplemental Term Life
  • Deferred Compensation Plans