Introduction
The Office of the Attorney General, Correctional Litigation Division, is seeking applicants for a Paralegal II position.
GRADE
ASTD12
LOCATION OF POSITION
200 St. Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202
POSITION DUTIES
The main purpose of this position is to provide secretarial, clerical support and paralegal assistance for several attorneys within the Unit, assigned to meet the deadlines and goals of the Office of the Attorney General as it pertains to the division.
The paralegal will provide litigation and other support to attorneys, including review, preparation,
organization of legal documents, correspondences, affidavits, and exhibits;
discovery requests and responses including e-discovery; review documents for
privilege and prepare privilege lists; preparation of subpoena and documents
for deposition; prepare deposition summaries; prepare subpoenas; coordinate
scheduling of witnesses for interviews, depositions, and trial; file pleadings
in court including electronic filing, assist attorneys in all phases of hearing
and trial preparation; conducting legal and investigative research; communicate
with staff, other agencies, and the general public; monitoring litigation
calendars; answering telephones and any additional duties related to working in
a high volume law office. Some travel may be required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Experience: Three years of experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary performing legal research or preparing legal documents on behalf of an attorney.
Notes: 1. Thirty credit hours or a certificate in paralegal studies from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience.
2. Thirty credit hours from an accredited law school may be substituted for the required experience.
3. Additional years of experience as stated above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in paralegal specialist classifications or paralegal specialist specialty codes in the legal and kindred field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.
1. Four-year college degree or an associate degree in
paralegal studies.
2. Three years’ experience as a paralegal or legal assistant performing legal
research and preparing legal documents on behalf of an attorney.
3. Familiarity with document management software such as
Concordance.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.
SELECTION PROCESS
Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.
BENEFITS
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
Online applications are STRONGLY preferred.
If the online application process is not available, please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire (if applicable) to: Yolanda Colkley, Fair Practices Officer, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 or fax to 410-576-6447.
If you have specific questions about recruitment, please call 410-576-6440 or email
jobs@oag.state.md.us.
TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay
We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.
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