Paralegal (Civil Recovery Section) - Salem

United States Department of Justice • Winston-Salem, NC

245d • $5,066 - $7,774 • Remote

About The Position

The Oregon Department of Justice is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal to join the Civil Enforcement Division, Civil Recovery Section located in Salem for a hybrid in-office/remote position. Training will be in person at our Salem legal office. After training is complete this position offers a hybrid schedule which requires a minimum of 3 days in office and up to 2 days remote work. The Civil Recovery Section assists Oregon state agencies in a variety of investigative and litigation matters, including issues relating to wildfires, contract disputes, recovery of overpayments and other monies owed, wage claims, judicial foreclosures, injunctions, bankruptcies and receiverships. If selected, you will provide crucial investigative and litigation support to the Civil Recovery Section, working closely with the Assistant Attorneys General to investigate, analyze, and prepare cases for pre-filing action, such as issuing demands and settlement/mediation conferences, through litigation and trial, and post-judgment tasks. If you are a legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we'd like the opportunity to consider you. If selected, we'll ensure you are paid well and equitable to your peers, make work-life balance attainable, and show you the door to professional development and job satisfaction.

Requirements

• Two-year Associate degree in Paralegal or Legal Assistant Studies; OR Eighteen months of Paralegal experience; OR Any combination of training and experience that demonstrates experience in legal work, independent judgment, legal terminology principles, concepts, systems, and processes.
• Experience must include discovery and trial methods and procedures, legal ethics and skill in preparing legal documents, interviewing witnesses and explaining legal issues.
• Work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.

Nice To Haves

• Working professional experience as a paralegal.
• Experience working with e-discovery and/or digital litigation software.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work duties and deadlines.
• Experience drafting complaints, petitions, motions, discovery requests and subpoenas.
• Experience reviewing, analyzing, processing and organizing large volumes of documents, including working in databases such as Relativity, EDT, or Everlaw.
• Experience assisting attorneys in litigation matters, including electronic filing in both federal and state courts.
• Experience interviewing witnesses, deposition preparation and summarizing depositions.
• Experience working with clients and third parties, including written or oral communications.
• Experience maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive case information.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Relativity and Everlaw.
• Experience using an electronic case management system.
• Work collaboratively as a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently.
• Dependability, flexibility and adaptability with change and shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage a heavy and varied investigation and litigation caseload.
• Track deadlines; draft appropriate pleadings, motions, orders, judgments and other court filings and correspondence.
• Prepare trial notebooks; organize files; electronically file documents in state and federal court.
• Assist with the factual investigation of cases, including arranging, preparing for, and assisting with issuing subpoenas, civil investigative demands and managing document collection from state agencies, defendants and third-parties.
• Prepare a variety of case-related pleadings and other legal documents requiring the application of judgment and legal analysis, in accordance with approved pleading and practice forms and subject to review by an attorney.
• Review, organize, summarize and analyze document production from our state agencies, third parties, and opposing parties.
• Use e-discovery platforms which may include Relativity, EDT, or Everlaw.
• Review, coordinate and organize materials in response to or in receipt of production requests; prepare responses to requests for admissions and interrogatories.
• Read, understand, and summarize depositions and documents relevant to legal issues.
• Assist in the process of preparing for depositions, including identifying potential exhibits, organizing and preparing exhibit sets, and assisting in depositions.
• Conduct and summarize legal research and assist in applying facts to legal theory to develop case theory and strategy.
• Complete required data entry and retrieval for case management and docket system.
• Independently and accurately track, summarize, and enter work performed on all matters on time keeping software.

Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment.
• Vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays a year, and special days off.
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Pension and retirement programs.
• Peer and management support, and representation by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
• Opportunity to expand your professional skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: Associate degree