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NEOGOV · 1 week ago

Paralegal 3 (02-1254)

Kenai, AK

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$33.34/hr - $33.34/hr

NEOGOV is a part of the State of Alaska's Public Defender Agency, which provides legal representation to individuals unable to afford counsel. The Paralegal 3 position offers essential support to attorneys by managing cases, assisting clients, and ensuring effective legal representation through various administrative tasks.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Provides paralegal support to attorneys in the Agency’s Kenai office

Supervises the support staff in that office (one paralegal and two law office assistants)

Assists attorneys in organizing and managing cases

Provides direct client assistance

Utilizes the internal case management system to draft letters and pleadings

Completes conflict of interest analysis to ensure that Agency representation is and remains conflict-free

Makes recommendations to withdraw from representation where a conflict of interest exists

Provides advanced legal analysis and managing the success of the team

Qualification

Legal knowledgeCase managementLeadershipTechnical competenceReasoningClient assistanceTeam collaboration

Required

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Law: Knowledge of State and federal laws, including legal and court procedures, regulations, guidelines, precedents, admissibility of evidence, case preparation, and/or settlements for applicable areas of law practiced or supported

Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations

Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process

Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions

Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues

Equivalent to those typically gained by: Post-secondary and/or vocational education in a legal, paralegal, criminal justice, or similar legal support area and/or progressively responsible experience providing a variety of paraprofessional legal support in either the legal, law enforcement, or social service field

Positions may require incumbents to be able to obtain a Notary Public upon hire, and to be able to pass a criminal background check to meet security requirements for using criminal record networks such as Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) and National Crime Enforcement Information Center/National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NCIC/NLETS)

Some positions are required to work regular overtime during the standard workweek, on weekends, and/or holidays to provide support to the assigned duty attorney