Champaign County
Job Description

Job Title: Paralegal/Collections
Department: State's Attorney
Reports To: State's Attorney & First Assistant State's Attorney
FLSA Status: Exempt
Prepared Date: October, 2006
SUMMARY Reviews and obtains compliance with court ordered payment of fines, fees, restitution and court costs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Reviews compliance with court ordered payment of fines, fees, restitution and court costs.

Provides notice to non-compliant offenders.

Sets up and monitors payment plans with non-compliant offenders to obtain compliance.

Drafts paperwork for Petitions to Revoke Probation or Rules to Show Cause or Small Claims cases in order to obtain enforcement.

Monitors and tracks compliance following initial contact with non-compliant offenders.

Communicates and cooperates with Circuit Clerk's Office, Court Services, attorneys, and offenders to determine status of court ordered payments and compliance.

Utilizes computer technology to review compliance, create documents, track status of payments, and track overall effectiveness of collections program.

Attends court hearings to assist attorneys if pleadings are filed regarding non-compliance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job has limited supervisory responsibilities. Provides work direction, training and work oversight to law interns and clerical staff.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree with Paralegal certification. Prior experience in collection work preferred. Computer experience with Excel, Word.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as police reports, case assignments, regulations, court judgments and procedure manuals. Ability to write accurate reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before public audiences

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.

REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree with Paralegal Certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk; or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Normal office conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.