Criminal Defense Paralegal with Federal Experience

About us

Cooper, Barton & Cooper includes highly experienced trial attorneys and seasoned transactional attorneys, dedicated to providing high quality representation to all of our clients. We provide a broad range of legal services to individuals and corporations in transactions and litigation, both as plaintiffs and defendants, with an emphasis on the following areas of law.

-Business Law

-Probate Law

-Eminent Domain (Condemnation) Law

-Real Estate

-Employment Discrimination & Civil Rights

-Criminal Defense

-Juvenile Law

The Firm represents corporate and business clients headquartered in Macon, Middle Georgia, Albany, South Georgia, and Atlanta, and represents various out-of-state clients.

The Firm has members admitted in all federal and state courts in Georgia, including all trial and appellate courts, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE PARALEGAL WITH FEDERAL EXPERIENCE

Cooper, Barton & Cooper, LLP is accepting applications for a full-time, criminal defense paralegal. The paralegal will provide services for our clients charged with criminal offenses or involved in post-conviction proceedings in the Georgia's trial courts and Federal courts throughout the Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Georgia. This position will provide an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, challenging, diverse, and rewarding environment.

OUR ROLE AND MISSION

Cooper, Barton & Cooper is a law office that provides legal representation to persons charged with committing federal crimes and state crimes. We work for clients that privately retain us as well as being appointed to represent accused persons pre-charge, upon arrest, and through completion of all appeals and federal habeas corpus review.

We aspire to create an environment of mutual respect and collaboration, and to cultivate a culture of acceptance and connectedness that honors the diverse backgrounds of the people we represent. We work together to uphold every person's right to be presumed innocent and to receive a fair sentence if convicted. We provide a vigorous defense at trial and, if our client is convicted, at sentencing and on appeal. We advocate for humane sentences by developing mitigation evidence and presenting judges with fully developed views of our clients and their lives, not merely their charges.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We hope to find a paralegal with criminal defense experience, considerable resourcefulness, initiative, creativity, and compassion; a desire to stand up for those with few resources, and the demonstrated ability to do so in the face of considerable power and influence; along with a commitment to the humanity of the people accused, even when the evidence against them appears strong. Paralegals provide litigation support for our clients under the direction of an associate attorney and one of our partners.

Responsibilities include providing case support at varying stages of litigation; organizing and maintaining voluminous discovery and ESI using a range of formats and platforms; reviewing and analyzing discovery and case documents; gathering and maintaining records; preparing pleadings efficiently and with attention to detail; identifying subject matter experts, assisting with hiring and working with experts, and maintaining a database of experts; maintaining regular communication with clients and assisting clients with ancillary matters; preparing demonstrative evidence and exhibits for pleadings, hearings, and trials; coordinating witnesses for hearings; assisting attorneys at hearings, trials and sentencings, including using presentation software Trial Director and PowerPoint; assisting attorneys in preparing voir dire, jury instructions, and trial pleadings; preparing appellate briefs and excerpts of record; and contributing to sentencing mitigation packages, including written submissions, letters of support, and mitigation videos.

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate must have a minimum of three years of paralegal experience and three years of general experience. We encourage applications from both college graduates and those who do not possess a college degree but have equivalent experience. Computer litigation support experience and familiarity with Georgia's state court systems and the Federal court systems are preferred. Spanish fluency is a plus. Essential for this position are the abilities to manage a challenging caseload, organize case materials, determine priorities, work flexible hours, possess a reputation for integrity, work in a team environment and also independently, have excellent oral and written communication and people skills, be proficient in technology, possess a valid driver's license, and be able to drive.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour but commensurate with experience.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

Ability to Commute:

• Macon, GA Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Macon, GA 31201: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person