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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 II.
Job Title: Paralegal II 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:
year experience in preparing and maintaining legal documents and case files.
year experience in legal research such as researching statutes regulations case law and background information.
year experience in analyzing and evaluating data.
year experience in interpreting laws rules regulations standards policies and procedures.
of interviewing using structured or unstructured interview techniques to obtain facts explore issues and identify courses of action.
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.
Knowledge of research sources and methods legal and program specific.
Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
Knowledge of legal ethics ensuring attorney-client confidentiality.
Ability to collect evidence through one-on-one interview of variously involved parties.
Ability in office organization leadership and training.
Ability to research document and summarize law sources.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Interviews involved parties to gather information for completion of various legal and/or court documents and evidence for case preparation.
Reviews law sources such as case law judicial decisions statute law codes regulations and legal and subject matter articles to ensure issues are properly cited and provides superior with written details of similar cases including findings judicial decisions and memorandum/opinions of law.
Assists with preparation of legal pleadings e.g. briefs motions indictments information and appeals.
Maintains case files ensuring that the files contain complete and accurate information essential to each step of the proceedings from pre- hearing and/or pre-trial through trial and sentencing.
Follows-up to resolve problems acquires missing information and completes required steps.
Advises non-legal staff members on legal policies and procedures.
Reviews and comments on proposed legislation and may draft legislation.
May direct and coordinate the operation of a law library assisting clients and establishing operating policies and procedures.
May provide administrative and technical direction to support staff.
Contacts include clients defendants plaintiffs victims witnesses and law enforcement agents to gather information and/or evidence and advise and judicial and/or court staff for case scheduling and processing.
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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