Civil Paralegal 2

State of Montana•Helena, MT

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Paralegal position with the State’s Attorney’s Office in the Civil Bureau performs a variety of paralegal functions, requiring the incumbent to work individually as well as with the attorneys, the management staff, and the Attorney General. The paralegal will assist bureau attorneys with all phases of litigation: intake, discovery, motions, trial, and appeal, including paper and electronic file keeping. This position is responsible for extensive brief formatting and filing in numerous state and federal courts. Other duties include assisting with administrative rule review, service of process on the Attorney General, Attorney General Opinions, and administrative functions such as keeping a spreadsheet of active cases and accepting and processing legal mail. The paralegal will also work on some additional miscellaneous civil matters with the Solicitor General and General Counsel. Additionally, the paralegal will coordinate work with the bureau chief and other legal support staff and will work as needed with other legal support staff to assist other bureaus and personnel within the Attorney General’s Office.

Requirements

Two years of substantive work as a paralegal.
Associates degree in paralegal studies from an accredited institution or
Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies from an accredited college or university; or
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university and completion of no less than 18 semester credits of course work offered by a qualified paralegal studies program; or
Certification by the national association of legal assistants or the National Federation of Paralegal Associations; or
Has received a high school diploma or its equivalent and has performed not less than 4,800 hours of substantive legal work under the supervision of a licensed lawyer documented by the certification of the lawyer or lawyers under whom the work was done and has completed at least five hours of approved continuing legal education in the area of legal ethics and professional responsibility; or
Has graduated from an accredited law school and has not been disbarred or suspended from the practice of law by any jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

At least two years researching court rules and rules of procedure.
At least two years formatting briefs, which includes generating tables of authorities.

Responsibilities

Assist bureau attorneys with all phases of litigation: intake, discovery, motions, trial, and appeal.
Maintain paper and electronic file keeping.
Perform extensive brief formatting and filing in numerous state and federal courts.
Assist with administrative rule review.
Serve process on the Attorney General.
Assist with Attorney General Opinions.
Keep a spreadsheet of active cases.
Accept and process legal mail.
Work on miscellaneous civil matters with the Solicitor General and General Counsel.
Coordinate work with the bureau chief and other legal support staff.
Assist other bureaus and personnel within the Attorney General’s Office as needed.