Paralegal 1/2 (PCN031093)

State of Alaska • Anchorage, AK

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Law, Civil Division is recruiting for a Child Protection Paralegal in Anchorage. This position will provide legal assistance to attorneys who represent the Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children’s Services. The paralegal will provide trial and hearing support to attorneys who handle child-in-need-of-aid cases. The position will be assigned significant discovery review and redaction, routine legal research, document and motion drafting, witness interview and coordination, evidence gathering and production, preparation of pretrial notebooks, and production of exhibits.

Requirements

• Competency in Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Competency in Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Competency in Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Competency in Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
• Equivalent to post-secondary and/or vocational education in a legal or legal support area and/or experience preparing, reviewing, or processing legal documents such as affidavits, court reports, demand letters, discovery requests or responses, hearing transcripts, memoranda of advice/instruction/understanding, letters of agreement, motions, legal opinions, subpoenas, and/or writs.
• Competency in Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Competency in Administrative Law: Knowledge of State and federal administrative laws, including procedures, regulations, guidelines, and precedents related to case preparation and settlements.
• Competency in Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).
• Equivalent to post-secondary and/or vocational education in a legal, paralegal, criminal justice, or similar legal support area and/or experience performing paraprofessional legal investigation, discovery, and providing support in the preparation of legal cases, reports, documents, and exhibits.
• Ability to obtain a Notary Public upon hire.
• Ability 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).
• Ability to work regular overtime during the standard workweek, on weekends, and/or holidays to provide support to the assigned duty attorney.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of training under a formally established Paralegal 1-2 flexible staffing training plan with the State of Alaska.

Responsibilities

• Provide trial and hearing support to attorneys who handle child-in-need-of-aid cases.
• Perform significant discovery review and redaction.
• Conduct routine legal research.
• Draft documents and motions.
• Conduct witness interviews and coordination.
• Gather and produce evidence.
• Prepare pretrial notebooks.
• Produce exhibits.

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays
• Personal leave accrual starting at 6 hours per pay period (about 21 days annually) and increasing with years of service.
• Optional hybrid telework schedule following completion of the probationary period.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree