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Job Location drjobs

Phoenix - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Position Description
The purpose of this position is to provide support to a unit that directly works with education schools administrators families of Arizona students and other governmental constituents including the Legal unit.

The primary duties for this position are administrative including but not limited to the following:
Assist attorneys with aspects of the legal process including administrative case management and support for litigation and public records;
Coordinate and draft documentation including but not limited to witness/ exhibit lists and depositions;
Manages case file maintenance including indexing and filing case materials; Reviews information and analyzes documents;
Plans organizes and prepares investigations of alleged administrative or legal violations of laws rules regulations and policies enforced by the Department ;
Reviews information and analyzes documents;
Maintains a strict level of confidentiality.

Located at the agencys South campus in downtown Phoenix this position will be part of a standard office environment and will be 100% onsite and inoffice where expected dresscode is business and businesscasual.

This is a fulltime inoffice position and requires candidate to be inoffice Monday through Friday from 8AM through 5PM except State holidays.

Skilled in:
Teamwork
Planning/ organizing
Multtasking
Timemanagement
Clear/ concise oral and written communication
Use of computers and other technical devices/ programs/ software
Conducting legal and investigative research and using effective techniques and tools
Critical and logical analysis including skills in analyzing and accurately interpreting copious amounts of information

Knowledge in:
Arizona administrative practices and procedures and personnel rules and requirements
Techniques and methods of records searching to include legal and investigative
techniques and tools including the internet databases and other sources of information relevant to agency investigations
Knowledge of preparing legal and investigative reports spreadsheets and the documents necessary for successful prosecution

Ability to
Interact professionally with coworkers and the public using appropriate tact and patience
Display courteous ethical and professional behavior
Multitask prioritize and adapt to changing circumstances Experience
Paralegal or similar role
Possess competent computer skills

Education
Associate s degree or higher

Preferred Skills

Technology
Computer: highlevel of PC proficiency and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications and Windows (Outlook Excel/Word/PPT Teams/SharePoint etc.)
Multimonitors
Experience with electronic document review platforms
Phone: conference (multiline) phone lines

Legal
Assist with the preparation of briefs memoranda exhibits including proofreading experience
Former paralegal

Education
J.D. degree or similar
Associates Degree required for this role.

Employment Type

Full Time

Company Industry

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