Responsibilities: Provide excellent assistance to the legal defense team with energy, enthusiasm and a commitment to striving for client-centered holistic advocacy throughout the case; Assist with all aspects of Article 10, Statewide Central Register, and related custody, visitation, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights and other cases; Staff intake in court regularly, as assigned, and assist the legal team with emergency hearings; Work under high pressure in an atmosphere of frequent emergencies and tight deadlines; Engage with clients through telephone contact, in person meetings, and court appearances; Maintain thorough and accurate records and client files by timely saving documents in NDS’s cloud server and entering notes and other data into NDS’s case management system. Prepare trial binders and organize exhibits for hearings and trials; Participate in limited investigative work such as identifying and interviewing witnesses, taking photographs and videos, and obtaining documents and other reports; Communicate with court staff, treatment providers, records departments; Attend in person mitigation and cross-practice team conferences, staff meetings, trainings, and select community intake days, with the expectation of in-person work at least two days per week; Assist practice and cross-practice committees to promote NDS’ holistic representation model; Assist Early Defense team with intake as needed.