Paralegal Specialist

Are you interested in joining our team as a Paralegal Specialist?

If so, we encourage you to apply!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Banking (DOB) is hiring! We are seeking a qualified individual for the position of Paralegal Specialist to provide assistance to the department's General Counsel, staff attorneys, and the designated Hearing and Freedom of Information Act Officer. 

As a Paralegal Specialist, we can offer you:

• A hybrid work schedule
• Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage
• Extensive retirement plan and supplemental retirement offerings
• Paid time off - including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
• To work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023- State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule

Position Highlights:

• Full time, 40 hrs per week
• First shift
• Monday-Friday
• Location: 260 Constitution Plaza, Downtown Hartford, easily accessible for all commuters

The Role:

As a Paralegal Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Performing legal research and analysis of law sources for the General Counsel and staff attorneys
• Assisting the General Counsel and division attorneys in preparing and reviewing legal documents for highly complex fraud cases, settlements, regulatory approvals, advisory opinions, and proposed legislation
• Preparing for and assisting the designated Hearing Officer at administrative hearings or through case presentation
• Overseeing reproduction of legal records and exhibits for administrative hearings and on appeal
• Providing assistance and legal guidance to staff on Freedom of Information Act requests
• Managing legal case timetables
• Maintaining and updating legal files and case records
• Preparing legal and administrative reports
• Providing assistance and legal guidance to staff in processing license applications and with examination report findings
• Monitoring state legislative developments having an impact on the Department of Banking and keeping personnel apprised
• Following relevant federal legislation and regulatory proposals
• Keeping abreast of new regulation promulgation processes, ensuring that draft amendments are in proper format and contain no inconsistencies. 
• Providing backup support services to Attorneys such as answering correspondence and telephone inquiries concerning Connecticut’s consumer credit and securities laws
• Updating enforcement tracking systems
• Preparing drafts of various legal documents related to securities/consumer credit enforcement actions for attorney review such as subpoenas, affidavits, and referral letters to the Office of the Attorney General
• Monitoring respondents’ compliance with legal settlement terms and conditions and preparing reports on such compliance for management’s review and action
• Performing cite checks for briefs and memoranda of law (i.e. “blue booking”)
• Researching interpreting and applying relevant statutes, regulations, precedents, and policies
• Performs related duties as required 

The CT DOB is the primary state regulator for state-chartered banks and credit unions, securities, and consumer credit. Its mission is to protect users of financial services from unlawful or improper practices by ensuring regulated entities and individuals adhere to state banking, consumer credit and securities laws. The Department accomplishes this through regular, thorough, and cost-effective examinations of the entities it supervises. The Department also engages the public and other stakeholders through a variety of media platforms, educational outreach initiatives, and press communications.

• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on the job opening. 

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.