Senior Paralegal
Are passionate about the law and eager to contribute your expertise to a forward-thinking legal team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
- Salary: $ 31.00 - 35.50 Hourly
- State of Montana Benefits!
- Relocation expenses may be negotiable.
- Located in Helena, Montana!
The Paralegal position with the Solicitor General’s Office in the Civil Bureau performs a variety of paralegal functions, requiring the incumbent to work individually as well as with the attorneys, the management staff, and the Attorney General.
The paralegal will assist bureau attorneys with all phases of litigation: intake, discovery, motions, trial, and appeal, including paper and electronic file keeping.
This position is responsible for extensive brief formatting and filing in numerous state and federal courts.
Other duties include assisting with administrative rule review, service of process on the Attorney General, Attorney General Opinions, and administrative functions such as keeping a spreadsheet of active cases and accepting and processing legal mail.
The paralegal will also work on some additional miscellaneous civil matters with the Civil Bureau attorneys and General Counsel.
Additionally, the paralegal will coordinate work with the bureau chief and other legal support staff and will work as needed with other legal support staff to assist other bureaus and personnel within the Attorney General’s Office.
Minimum Qualifications:
Two years of substantive work as a paralegal plus
The following requirements listed under statute (25-10-305 (2), MCA):
- Associates degree in paralegal studies from an accredited institution or
- Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies from an accredited college or university; or
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university and completion of no less than 18 semester credits of course work offered by a qualified paralegal studies program; or
- Certification by the national association of legal assistants or the National Federation of Paralegal Associations; or
- Has received a high school diploma or its equivalent and has performed not less than 4,800 hours of substantive legal work under the supervision of a licensed lawyer documented by the certification of the lawyer or lawyers under whom the work was done and has completed at least five hours of approved continuing legal education in the area of legal ethics and professional responsibility; or
- Has graduated from an accredited law school and has not been disbarred or suspended from the practice of law by any jurisdiction.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years working in a law office or environment.
- Minimum of two years researching court rules and rules of procedure.
- Minimum of two years formatting briefs, which includes generating tables of authorities and table of contents.
Successful applicant(s) will be subject to:
- Criminal History Fingerprint Check
- Driving History
HOW TO APPLY:
- To be considered for this position, you must attach a résumé at the time of application.
- RESUME: Please include all work experience as well as job duties that demonstrate your qualifications for this position. Include dates of employment (month & year- start & end) and the reason you left each job.
Fabulous State of Montana benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision coverage (dependent coverage)
- Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) plan choices - Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution
- Additional 457b Deferred Compensation plan.
- Generous paid vacation, sick and holidays
- Pre-tax Flexibility Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
Closing Date (based on your computer's time zone): November 17, 2024, 11:59:00 PM