Overview
Paralegal; U , At- in Roswell, NM Jobs in Roswell, USA at New Mexico Courts
Position: Paralegal (U) #10117310-23500 Full-Time, At-Will in Roswell, NM
Paralegal (U) #
Business Unit: 23500
# of Positions: 1
Opening Date: 05-21-2026 – Close Date: 06-04-2026
Target Pay Range/Rate: $24.73-$29.374 per hour or $51,438.40-$61,097.92 annually
The Fifth Judicial District Court in Chaves County, Roswell, New Mexico has one job opening for a full time, Paralegal (At-Will) position #. The position is in Range II with a target pay range of $24.73 to $29.374 hourly. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Acting under general supervision of the CEO, performs highly skilled non‑routine legal support work and manages projects in a legal office or court setting.
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Job Duties
- The Paralegal is responsible for performing advanced legal research and interviewing clients, pro se litigants, and attorneys, managing cases, composing legal correspondence, to identify relevant legal issues.
- Provides appropriate legal forms, procedural information, and referrals according to court rules and guidelines.
- Reviews court rules, analyzes circumstances, and makes recommendations on complex situations and how to address non‑routine issues that may fall outside of court guidelines.
- Assists customers in explaining legal procedures and circumstances, COLA rules, and regulations for those who choose to represent themselves without an attorney; provides customer service and information to the public, other state agencies, and assists attorneys in delivering legal services.
- Performs advanced legal factual research, prepares legal pleadings and drafts contracts, reports, correspondence, and routine orders; researches, analyzes, and audits case‑management issues, and provides notarizations.
- Provides training to others in continuing legal education and other training or educational programs.
- Keeps judges and/or legal staff including attorneys informed regarding proposed court rules, statutes, procedures, and law changes.
- Reviews case history and prepares and organizes appointments and referrals for arbitration and mediation.
- Revises court forms to ensure compliance with New Mexico Statutes and court rules.
- Ensures intake forms from each customer interviewed are accurate and complete.
- Coordinates timely processing of documents, manages office files and records, calendars hearings and statistical reports.
- Prepares agendas, schedules appointments and meetings, and may manage administrative minutes.
- Serves as liaison with other court staff, state agencies, and the public and provides assistance to other legal divisions as requested.
- Ensures record keeping is accurate and up‑to‑date while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
- Ensures paperwork, court case files, procurement documents, and other legal documents comply with statutory retention schedules.
- May prepare legal pleadings, pro se correspondence, and arbitration forms to include routine orders.
- Reviews case history, prepares and organizes referrals for arbitration and mediation, preparing case files for arbitration.
- Coordinates with court‑appointed arbitrators and their support staff to manage cases and documents, answering questions and requests, providing forms, packets and procedural information, and may coordinate and manage files and records for arbitration.
- May analyze court dockets and operations to develop processes and standard operating procedures that will improve case management and court services.
- May provide self‑represented parties with referrals to court divisions and community resources.
- May respond to Inspection of Public Records Act requests on behalf of the Court’s Records Custodian in compliance with all relevant statutes and rules.
- May research or draft legislative bill analysis or fiscal reports.
- May serve as a Court Monitor.
- Other duties as assigned.
Competencies / Qualifications
Successful applicants should demonstrate knowledge in authorized and unauthorized practices of law; legal terminology and procedures; court rules, policies, and operations; employment law; case‑management systems and applicable software;
New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA); forms of opinions and legal writing styles;
The Gregg Reference Manual, Lexis, Westlaw, Westcheck, etc.;
Supreme Court Rules and Regulations;
New Mexico Administrative…
Title: Paralegal; U , At- in Roswell, NM
Company: New Mexico Courts
Location: Roswell, USA
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