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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailJamison Professional Services Inc. (Jamison) is currently seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Paralegal III.
Job Title: Paralegal III Delaware State
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
This class series uses levels of work in the Administrative Services occupational group Legal Services occupational series and describes paralegal work involving administrative and judicial proceedings regarding civil regulatory and/or criminal law. Work involves providing an agencys management staff or professional legal staff of legal support work. Work may include providing paralegal services to inmates as mandated by federal law. Activities include maintaining a law library and instructing inmates in the use of legal documents and resource material legal document preparation and research techniques.
REQUIRED AND DESIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Applicants must have education training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:
years experience in preparing and maintaining legal documents and case files.
years experience in legal research such as researching statutes regulations case law and background information.
years experience in interpreting laws rules regulations standards policies and procedures.
year experience in drafting legal documents and such as legal briefs or memoranda of law including presenting facts setting out and analyzing legal issues and applying legal precedents.
year experience in interviewing using structured or unstructured interview techniques to obtain facts explore issues and identify courses of action.
Knowledge of the principles concepts and methods of legal research analysis and summary preparation applicable to case development and documentation.
Skill in legal research methods and techniques.
Skill in the preparation of legal documents.
Skill in gathering information through one-on-one interviews.
Ability to write legal briefs and/or memoranda.
Knowledge of state and federal codes laws rules and regulations applicable to assigned area or program.
Knowledge of policies and procedures applicable to assigned area to include administrative hearings public hearings evidentiary hearings and civil and criminal court proceedings.
Knowledge of the methods and techniques of basic legal research.
Knowledge of effective communications.
Ability to set work and time priorities.
Ability to recognize pertinent information and develop methods for attaining information.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conducts case law research concerning precedents and past court decisions.
Writes legal briefs and/or memoranda of law which sets out legal issues and applications of law based on case facts.
Conducts intake interview of investigating officers interviews witnesses clients and defendants on complex crimes usually involving multiple victims defendants and/or violations.
Determines legal jurisdiction how cases should be pursued what additional information is necessary who else should be interviewed and what records must be searched.
Ensures procedural compliance through guidance and training to less experienced paralegal staff law enforcement personnel and agency administrators and/or managers.
Assists legal staff at court proceedings to gather information review applicable statutes and various other discovery material.
HOURS OF OPERATION: 40 hours per week Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays).
PRIMARY PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: This position is a statewide opportunity within Delaware. Candidates from any part of the state are encouraged to apply
Clearance Level Required: Employment is contingent upon successfully completing any required background checks in accordance with applicable law.
JAMISON CORPORATE OVERVIEW:
Jamison Professional Services Inc. (Jamison) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in metropolitan Atlanta Georgia. We specialize in providing professional management administrative healthcare court reporters and transcriptionist experts and document/ record and telehealth operational support solutions to U.S. Government State and commercial clients. Jamison is a nationwide professional staff augmentation company that helps commercial clients and government agencies expand their talent acquisition reach by sourcing assessing developing and managing the talent that enables them to be successful.
Jamison offers a wide range of employment opportunities in the commercial and government sectors. We seek employees who share our values of service excellence integrity and professionalism.
Jamison affords equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race creed color religion gender national origin ancestry age marital status veteran status disability medical condition gender identity or sexual orientation. Our employees as well as applicants and others with whom we do business will not be subjected to sexual racial religious ethnic or any other form of unlawful harassment and/or addition Jamison adheres to the equal employment opportunity requirements of all states and localities in which it does business.
Jamisons commitment to equal opportunity is applied through every aspect of the employment relationship including but not limited to recruitment selection placement training compensation promotion transfer termination and all other matters of employment.
Applicants may be required to successfully complete an online assessment to determine qualifications for positions requiring specific skills.
All applications must be submitted through our application system at:
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