Paralegal III

The position provides paralegal and administrative support for the Department of Correction’s legal operations, addressing matters involving incarcerated individuals, correctional policies and procedures, inmate rights, disciplinary proceedings, institutional operations, and other legal issues arising within a correctional setting. Responsibilities include processing State and Federal subpoenas, conducting legal research, assisting with litigation preparation, coordinating FOIA requests and responses, reviewing and redacting legal documents, maintaining case files, and providing general support to the agency’s attorneys and Legal Services Administrator.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class.  Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Establishes and maintains case files.
   
• Reviews legal/court documents for completeness and accuracy.
   
• Compiles and evaluates facts to complete program, legal, and/or court documents.
   
• Provides administrative reports and recommendations for new/revised operating policies/procedures.
   
• Reviews state and federal codes, laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance of legal actions/processes. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Paralegal III
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Two years experience in preparing and maintaining legal documents and case files.
2. Two years experience in legal research such as researching statutes, regulations, case law and background information.
3. Two years experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
4. One year experience in drafting legal documents and such as legal briefs or memoranda of law including presenting facts, setting out and analyzing legal issues and applying legal precedents.
5. One year experience in interviewing using structured or unstructured interview techniques to obtain facts, explore issues and identify courses of action. 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

Upon a conditional offer, the applicant must undergo a pre-employment base line two step tuberculin skin test (TST) as part of the hiring process.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position.  It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties.  For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content.   Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email.  Please keep your contact information current.  You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the “My Applications” tab at StateJobs.Delaware.gov.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. 

Individuals who use TDD may request auxiliary aid or service by calling (800) 232-5470 or by visiting delawarerelay.com. 

If you need assistance with an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or general applicant support, you may call (302) 739-5458 or email jobs@delaware.gov.

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.