Paralegal - Portland Advocate Office
Paralegal - Portland Advocate Office
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Job Description
Workers Compensation Board
Portland Advocate Office
Paralegal
Opening Date: June
Closing Date: June 30 2025
Job Class Code: 0884
Grade: 20
Salary: $20.68 $28.88/ Hourly Salary Schedule
Position Number:
JOB DESCRIPTION:
This is paraprofessional support work in investigating researching and reviewing various legal issues. Responsibilities include assisting attorneys/advocates in a variety of complex legal work;researching and analyzing law sources such as statutes and rules and regulations; preparing complex and comprehensive legal documents for review approval and use by an attorney/advocate. This class is differentiated from the Paralegal Assistant classification by the more complex paralegal work performed and the assignment of full responsibility for conducting alternative dispute resolution processes. Work is performed under limited supervision.
REPRESENTATIVE TASKS: (A position may not be assigned all the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all the duties that may be assigned)
- Researches analyzes and evaluates a variety of complex legal material in order to incorporate related material into draft reports and assist attorneys in completing legal casework.
- Interprets and explains laws rules regulations policies and procedures in order to provide information clarification and/or promote understanding.
- Abstracts complex recorded instruments records and legal documents in order to compile needed documentation.
- Compiles and prepares a variety of complex legal documents and reports in order to provide draft or final documents for review and/or signature of Attorneys/Advocates.
- Confers negotiates and/or advocates for clients organizational representatives attorneys and others in order to provide advocacy promote understanding and/or resolve issues.
- Maintains and organizes databases compiling case data and information on various files maintained by the unit.
- Interacts with the public and acts as a liaison between the public and the Attorneys/Advocates and ensure citizen complaints are directed to the appropriate authority.
- Attends administrative hearings and/or meetings in order to provide administrative support.
KNOWLEDGES SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: (These are required to successfully perform the work
assigned)
- Knowledge of legal principles and practice.
- Ability to conduct complex legal research and analyze legal problems.
- Ability to prepare for and conduct alternative dispute resolution sessions.
- Ability to compile and prepare a variety of complex comprehensive legal documentation and reports.
- Ability to understand explain and interpret statutes and administrative regulations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to provide negotiation and advocacy services.
- Ability to abstract and analyze complex comprehensive recorded instruments records and legal documents.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Training education or experiences in office and administrative support work that demonstrates competencies in applying a solid knowledge of the principles and practices of law firm court or legal services processes with the ability to research complex legal issues and analyze legal problems -OR- graduation from an approved accredited paralegal program of instruction.
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:
- Work-Life Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays 12 days of sick leave and 3 weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
- Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums ($11196.96 - $12514.32 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
- Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($387.92 annual value).
- Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29% of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).
State employees are eligible for anextensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated foranything less than full-time.
Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.
If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
