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IN-ISP-Paralegal, Expungement
Spark Tek Inc
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
10 months ago
- LexisNexis
- Excel
- Outlook
10 months ago
Short Description:
To serve
as a professional staff employee of the Indiana State Police whose primary
responsibility is to assist the Department's Legal Counsel and members of the
Legal Office.
Complete Description:
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
Indiana Code and Indiana 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 State Police Board.
- Draft
and prepare litigation list for the Indiana State Police Board.
- 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:
- Bachelor's
degree with a minimum of twelve (12) hours in law or paralegal studies;
OR
- Bachelor's
degree AND a Paralegal certificate; OR
- Bachelor's
degree PLUS two (2) years of full time Paralegal experience; OR
- Associate's
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.
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