To serve as a professional staff employee of the Client whose primary responsibility is to assist the Departments Legal Counsel and members of the Legal Office.
Job Duties:
- Assist the Legal Counsel in Department litigation.
- Conduct research on legal issues.
- Prepare affidavits.
- Respond to discovery requests.
- Act as a liaison with the Attorney General s Office as it pertains to ongoing Department litigations.
- Prepare legal documents.
- Research and analyze law sources including statutes recorded judicial decisions legal articles treaties constitutions and legal codes.
- Prepare legal documents including briefs pleadings appeals and contracts for review and approval by the Legal Counsel.
- Investigate facts and law of case to determine causes of action and to prepare supporting documentation accordingly.
- Prepare affidavits of documents.
- Coordinate assembly of documentation required as the result of subpoenas and discovery requests.
- Act as law librarian keep and monitor legal volumes and ensure legal volumes are up to date.
- Act as liaison between the Department and Attorney General s Office in Department litigations.
- Ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
- Review Clients Code and Clients Administrative Code to make proposals regarding potential language changes.
- Answer phones for Legal Office personnel.
- Compile and prepare answers to requests for Production Admission and Interrogatories.
- Draft and prepare legal notices subpoenas witness lists and other documents as required for the Indiana Client.
- Draft and prepare litigation list for Client.
- Process and assign incoming Public Records Requests.
- Process incoming expungement orders
- Process attendance records for personnel assigned to the Legal Office.
- Compile and record training hours for personnel assigned to the Legal Office.
- Register/schedule staff attorneys for Continuing Legal Education.
- Serve as a liaison to the legislature as required.
- Serve on interview committees as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
Job Qualifications:
- Must be a high school graduate or possess and equivalent GED.
- Must possess ONE of the following:
- Bachelors degree with a minimum of twelve (12) hours in law or paralegal studies; OR
- Bachelors degree AND a Paralegal certificate; OR
- Bachelors degree PLUS two (2) years of full time Paralegal experience; OR
- Associates degree in paralegal studies (with certification) AND two (2) years full time legal experience; OR
- Certification in paralegal studies PLUS two (2) years full time paralegal experience; OR
- Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) (as offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations) and be in good standing; OR
- Paralegal CORE Competency Exam (as offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations) and be in good standing; OR
- Certified Legal Assistant/Certified Paralegal (CLA/CP) certification (as offered by the National Association of Legal Assistants) and be in good standing.
- Basic understanding of the Legal Research sites LexisNexis and Westlaw preferred.
- Proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office including Word Excel Outlook and Publisher.
- Must be able to conceptualize and develop programs and procedures.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Must be able to proofread documents accurately.
- Must have strong problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to organize access input file and retrieve information utilizing computer.
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision prioritize work and meet deadlines.
Required/Desired Skills
Skill | Required /Desired | Amount | of Experience |
High school diploma or GED required. | Required | 0 | |
Paralegal certification with 2 years paralegal experience. | Required | 2 | Years |
Basic Computer skills. | Required | 2 | Years |
Must be at least 18 years old. | Required | 0 | |
Strong attention to detail. | Required | 0 | |
Able to communicate clearly and professionally both in writing and orally. | Required | 0 | |
Prior experience handling sensitive or confidential information. | Required | 0 | |
Prior experience w/Legal Research sites LexisNexis and Westlaw. | Highly desired | 2 | Years |
Prior experience conceptualizing and developing programs and procedures. | Highly desired | 0 | |
Paralegal competency certification w/National Federation of Paralegal Associations or CLA/CP certification w/National Assoc. of Legal Assistants. | Highly desired | 0 | |
Associates degree (or higher) with paralegal Studies w/certification. | Highly desired | 0 | |