IN-ISP-Paralegal, Expungement

To serve as a professional staff employee of the Indiana State Police whose primary responsibility is to assist the Department's Legal Counsel and members of the Legal Office.

Job Duties :

• Conduct research on legal issues.
• Respond to discovery requests.
• Prepare legal documents.
• Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals and contracts for review and approval by the Legal Counsel.
• Prepare affidavits of documents.
• Act as law librarian, keep and monitor legal volumes and ensure legal volumes are up to date.
• Ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
• Answer phones for Legal Office personnel.
• Draft and prepare legal notices, subpoenas, witness lists and other documents as required for the Indiana State Police Board.
• Process and assign incoming Public Records Requests.
• Process attendance records for personnel assigned to the Legal Office.
• Register / schedule staff attorneys for Continuing Legal Education.
• Serve on interview committees as required.
• Must be a high school graduate or possess and equivalent GED.
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of twelve (12) hours in law or paralegal studies; OR
• Bachelor's degree PLUS two (2) years of full time Paralegal experience; OR
• Certification in paralegal studies PLUS two (2) years full time paralegal experience; OR
• Paralegal CORE Competency Exam (as offered by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations), and be in good standing; OR
• Basic understanding of the Legal Research sites LexisNexis and Westlaw preferred.
• Must be able to conceptualize and develop programs and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Must have strong problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision, prioritize work and meet deadlines.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

High school diploma or GED required.

Required

Paralegal certification with 2 years paralegal experience.

Required

Years

Basic Computer skills.

Required

Years

Must be at least 18 years old.

Required

Strong attention to detail.

Required

Able to communicate clearly and professionally, both in writing and orally.

Required

Prior experience handling sensitive or confidential information.

Required

Prior experience w / Legal Research sites LexisNexis and Westlaw.

Highly desired

Years

Prior experience conceptualizing and developing programs and procedures.

Highly desired

Paralegal competency certification w / National Federation of Paralegal Associations or CLA / CP certification w / National Assoc. of Legal Assistants.

Highly desired

Associates degree (or higher) with paralegal Studies w / certification.

Highly desired

David Pai

Talent Acquisition Manager

Technotopia Solutions LLC

371 Hoes Lane Suite 200, Piscataway, NJ 08854

Mail ID : david@technotopiausa.com

Cell : 908-242-6090

Website : www.technotopiausa.com