Senior Paralegal
About The Position
The Senior Paralegal provides advanced-level paralegal support to legal administrators and attorneys in the Maine Department of Transportation’s Property and Legal Services Offices. The role requires an understanding of real estate transactions and property descriptions. Its primary function is conducting complex title research and drafting detailed title reports, requiring strong analytical and computer skills. The position also prepares correspondence, agreements, leases, deeds, and other legal documents. Additional work includes helping engineers and other MaineDOT personnel draft and process permits and agreements, archiving completed projects, and reviewing legal descriptions using technical survey plans and right-of-way maps.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree and three years of paralegal experience in a law firm, court, or legal services agency, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- Understanding of real estate transactions and property descriptions.
- Analytical and computer skills.
- Ability to understand technical survey plans and right-of-way maps.
Responsibilities
- Conduct advanced, complex title research and draft detailed title reports.
- Prepare correspondence, agreements, leases, deeds, and other legal documents.
- Assist engineers and other MaineDOT personnel with drafting and processing permits and agreements.
- Archive completed projects.
- Review legal descriptions using technical survey plans and right-of-way maps.
- Provide advanced-level paralegal support to legal administrators and attorneys in the Property and Legal Services Offices.
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays and more than three weeks of vacation leave annually; vacation accrual increases with years of service.
- Personal leave for overtime-exempt employees.
- 12 days of sick leave annually.
- State payment of 85%–95% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary.
- Health insurance premium credit of up to 5% for qualifying participation.
- State payment of 100% of employee-only dental insurance premiums.
- State retirement contribution equivalent to 14.06% of employee pay toward MainePERS.
- Additional wellness benefits for State employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
