NEOGOV · 19 hours ago
Paralegal 1,2
Baton Rouge, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid LevelNEOGOV is part of the State of Louisiana's Division of Administration, which provides essential legal services through its Office of General Counsel. The Paralegal position involves supporting complex litigation, managing public records requests, and assisting with various administrative tasks related to legal operations.
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Responsibilities
The position is responsible for summarizing legal documents and requires meaningful legal knowledge in the areas of complex litigation management; administrative appeals; litigation, mediation, and arbitration involving Construction Law, Public Bid Law, and the Public Works Act; Cooperative Endeavor Agreements; group health claims administration, including federal and state HIPAA laws; public records law; and the legislative process
The incumbent is responsible for reviewing and drafting of legal documents, e-filing, performing various case management duties, and trial preparation
Under the direction of an assigned attorney responsible for responding to the Public Records Request (PRR), the position reviews public records forwarded to OGC from DOA offices, ensuring the forwarded records are responsive to the request and applying redactions to any responsive documents to protect any exempt, privileged, or confidential information contained therein
Incumbent is responsible for collecting and reporting OGC staff attendance and for reconciling all generated reports
Incumbent assists OGC staff as regarding all employment matters including payroll and leave
The position is responsible for conducting required safety meetings and for complying with all safety reporting requirements
Position is responsible for seeing that DOA security policies are carried out in the OGC
This position is also the assigned Floor Warden, requiring familiarity with all emergency protocols, and is responsible to account for all employees in the case of an emergency
The position prepares the appropriate document for signature, and tracks and disseminates all documents for review, until a final determination is made
Incumbent assists with opening and organizing files
This position also assists all OGC staff with scanning, copying, mailing, or emailing and, therefore, the position requires proficiency in all software and hardware used for those tasks
Incumbent is responsible for all OGC mail operations
This responsibility includes opening and logging all mail received by the OGC in an electronic database, and reviewing and appropriately distributing all mail to staff; preparing letters, envelopes, and self-addressed stamped envelopes, and arranging for proper postage; and as needed, utilizing and managing other methods of mail delivery, such as Federal Express
This function includes timely and correctly depositing checks received by OGC, except for payments for answering garnishment interrogatories
Incumbent is responsible for OGC’s file room, including organizing and maintaining files
Incumbent is responsible for inventorying the OGC supply area, ensuring an organized supply area and notice to the OGC purchaser when supplies run low
The incumbent is responsible for all property control for the OGC
The incumbent is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the OGC Law Library
The incumbent is responsible for the upkeep of the conference room, ensuring the teleconference phone is functioning, the table is clean, and the room is orderly for conducting meetings
The incumbent maintains the OGC Calendar and OGC Conference Room Calendar in Microsoft Outlook to coordinate the comings and goings of the staff and office meetings
The incumbent is backup for facilitating the handling by OGC of garnishment matters concerning employees paid through the Office of State Uniform Payroll (OSUP) system
The incumbent is responsible for maintaining assigned attorneys’ calendars for court appearances, hearings, depositions, meetings, conference calls; scheduling of depositions; and, court filings
Other duties as assigned by the General Counsel, any Deputy General Counsel 2, or by OGC attorneys, including but not limited to, those attorneys specifically supported by this position according to the OGC organizational chart
Qualification
Required
Completion of an approved Paralegal or Legal Assistant program approved by the American Bar Association (ABA), or at an accredited college or university
Possession of a Certified Paralegal (CP) certification issued by the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc
A Juris Doctorate
Disbarred attorneys and those who have permanently resigned from the practice of law in lieu of discipline may not be hired in any position in connection with the practice of law
Suspended attorneys or an attorney transferred to disability inactive status during the period of suspension may not be hired in any position in connection with the practice of law unless such hiring is first preceded by the submission of a fully executed registration statement to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel
The hiring agency is responsible for conducting the necessary background checks prior to appointment
Benefits
Insurance Coverage
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement– State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works).
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
Founded in 1999
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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