SENIOR PARALEGAL

Full-time

No

H1: Senior Paralegal at Attorney General (Dept of Law)

H2: Job Summary

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”) is seeking highly skilled Senior Paralegals to provide legal support to the Assistant Attorney Generals with researching, analyzing, and preparing legal documents. Senior Paralegals work closely with a team of attorneys to draft, review and proofread a variety of documents and policies, rules and laws, and ensure compliance with the office’s legal policies and procedures.

H2: Job Duties

• Timely and accurate preparation of a wide variety of legal correspondence, briefs, pleadings, motions, legal notices and forms
• Draft and review legal memoranda analyzing complex legal and factual issues and performing substantive legal research
• Prepare discovery documents and file appropriate discovery documentation and pleadings with the court
• Manage the disclosure process in complex cases involving voluminous documents, including organizing the documents and bates stamping, redacting, creating the disclosure index and conducting document review and preparation of discovery materials for trial cases
• Prepare for filing with the court complex disclosure statements summary reports and exhibits under the supervision of the attorney
• Maintain legal records, files, and case management system

H2: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Concepts, terminology, principles and procedures of law
• Methods and techniques of legal research
• Use of statutes, codes and other legal resources
• Methods, techniques, and principles for legal writing
• Understanding of the attorney/client relationship including the need for confidentiality and discretion
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Accurate and detail-oriented with sound judgment and integrity
• Skilled in researching and extracting information from statutes, codes, legal documents and court decisions
• Proper use and application of information from legal sources
• Ability to elicit information in a legal investigation
• Write complex legal documents
• Establish and maintain relationships with representatives of the courts and government entities
• Work well in a challenging and fast-paced environment
• Respond well to changing priorities and regularly demonstrate a professional, positive and supportive attitude
• Ability to track court actions in various states
• Ability to utilize automated case management systems and follow office procedures for maintaining and tracking records
• Ability to organize, prioritize and perform varied tasks and track multiple deadlines simultaneously

H2: Selective Preference

A certificate of completion from a Legal Assisting or Paralegal studies program.

H2: Pre-Employment Requirements

• Travel is required for this position. A valid Arizona Driver’s License is required, along with consent to have your driving record run periodically.
• All applicants under serious consideration for hire with the Attorney General's Office are required to be fingerprinted by the Office and complete a criminal background check through State and Federal agencies. A job offer cannot be tendered until the candidate has successfully passed the initial background check. Your record does not automatically constitute a bar to employment. Factors such as, but not limited to, age at time of offense and age of offense, as well as the relationship between the offense and the job for which you apply will be considered.

H2: Benefits

The Attorney General's Office offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

H2: Retirement

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).
• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

H2: Contact Us

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Human Resources at or email us at . During all phases of the selection process, people with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the AG’s Human Resources Office at or via e-mail at . The Arizona Office of the Attorney General does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age in its programs, activities or in its hiring and employment practices. The following division has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Operations Division, 2005 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, Phone: , Fax: .

The Attorney General's Office is currently recruiting for a Senior Paralegal to join the team. The Senior Paralegal position is responsible for providing legal support to the Assistant Attorney Generals in researching, analyzing, and preparing legal documents. The position will have access to confidential information and reports of administrative nature, therefore discretion and confidentiality are of the utmost importance.

Senior Paralegals will be expected to:
• Draft and review legal memoranda analyzing complex legal and factual issues and performing substantive legal research
• Prepare discovery documents and file appropriate discovery documentation and pleadings with the court
• Manage the disclosure process in complex cases involving voluminous documents, including organizing the documents and bates stamping, redacting,

Sick leave, Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year, Health and dental insurance, Retirement plan, Life insurance and long-term disability insurance, Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Legal Research, Legal Writing, Analytical Skills, Organizational Skills, Interpersonal Communication

Certificate of completion from a Legal Assisting or Paralegal studies program

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Qualification and Experience Certificate of completion from a Legal Assisting or Paralegal studies program

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