BWC Paralegal - (Administrative Technician) - State's Attorney Office
BWC Paralegal - (Administrative Technician) - State's Attorney Office
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$ 55808 - 107615
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POSITION SUMMARY/CLASS DESCRIPTION
Howard County:
Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community.
Howard County Government:
Howard County Government is a leader in innovation best practices and sustainability. It is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the 2025 Howard County Government received a record-breaking 83 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) the most awards in the state of Maryland and the fifth highest in the nation as compared to more than 3000 counties. NACo Achievement Awards are the premier national honor to recognize innovative and transformative programs that provide new services for county residents improve existing programs upgrade working conditions and enhance citizen participation and public policy making.
What are we looking for
We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations.
What youll like most about working at Howard County Government:- We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government.
- We have a highly talented diverse and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard but it will be encouraged!
- We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical retirement and wellness programs.
- As a member of the Howard County Government team youll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Performs intermediate technical level administrative support work under general supervision. Work may include performing clerical work including data entry and document management file maintenance of secure and confidential records internal meetings and public contact. A majority of the time will be spent reviewing and redacting body worn camera footage.
***This is a State Authorized Exempt position and is ineligible for membership in a collective bargaining unit.***
STARTING SALARY IS $55808 ANNUALLY/$26.83 HOURLY
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Performs senior secretarial or routine paralegal work which may include supervisory responsibility under general supervision from an administrative or technical superior. Work typically involves independent and confidential secretarial work as the appointed secretary toa Circuit Court Judge; or work may involve writing briefs conducting research and providing other paralegal support to a legal staff.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- On a daily basis watch and review all the police body worn camera footage and vehicle dash camera footage. Responsible for initially identifying any potential legal problems as well as redacting out any privileged or sensitive parts of the videos.
- Provide the ASAs focus on specific points of a video as opposed to having to watch hours and hours of unnecessary footage.
- Types a variety of legal matters which may include opinions reports decrees memoranda correspondence orders speeches and other material and documents.
- Answers inquiries; explains policies and procedures of the office to the public attorneys Government and private agencies and other interested parties.
- Composes and types letters and memos pertaining to routine matters.
The position does not include supervisory responsibilities.MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Associates Degree and three (3) years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:- Knowledge of courtroom procedures legal terminology procedures.
- Ability to conduct legal research.
- Ability to communicate both orally and in writing
- Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with others.
- Solid technical ability
- Paralegal certificate
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
LANGUAGE SKILLS MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general public.
Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate ration and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.CERTIFICATES LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS
Paralegal certification by the American Bar Association.
NCIC Certification from the Department of Public Safety
Howard County Police Departments Record Management System access.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TO APPLY:You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.
Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening background screening and reference checks.
At time of application please submit a copy of any college degree coursework licenses or certifications that you have referenced on your who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation ( County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Howard Countyis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity equity and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion age sex ancestry creed national origin disability status genetics marital statusmilitary service sexual orientation gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at .Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
