Paralegal Specialist ; PCN

This recruitment is exempt from the Hiring Freeze (Administrative Order 358).

In your role as Paralegal Specialist 1, you will supervise a team of paralegals in the Office of Special Prosecutions and help members in your community who are directly impacted by crime and help victims and witnesses understand their rights and navigate them through the criminal justice system. This includes providing them updates throughout the life of a case as well as informing them of resources available to them.

You will also play an important role in the prosecution team working through the criminal justice system to resolve legal issues, including building relationships with other agencies such as law enforcement, court personnel and victim advocates.

Our mission is to seek justice, promote public safety and public respect for government through prompt, effective, and compassionate prosecution of cases in a matter that advocates for the interests of the victims, respects the law enforcement agencies, responsibly stewards public resources, and holds offenders accountable while at the same time protecting the constitutional and legal rights of the accused.

• You will have an opportunity to provide a leadership role to the division paralegal staff located in the Office of Special Prosecutions, engage with the court, prepare for hearings and trials, and provide vital support to everyone involved.
• You can make a difference in someone’s life and take pride in knowing that you have assisted members of your community. The work you will be part of will have a direct impact on promoting safe and secure communities throughout.
• You can expect a 40 hour work week; 12 paid holidays; personal leave accrual starting at 6 hours per pay period (about 21 days annually) and increasing with years of service. The general office hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM but there is flexibility in establishing your regular hours around core business hours.

In our office, you will be a team leader and work in one or more areas of law in addition to remotely supervising the paralegals in the Office of Special Prosecution. The office environment is friendly, fast‑paced, and never boring. The work will require minimal travel.

Position located at 310 K Street, Ste 701, Anchorage, AK 99501. Hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

You will supervise 5 paralegals, work with 19 attorneys and 6 support staff located in Office of Special Prosecutions.

• Attention to Detail:
  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others: develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are different, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Reading Comprehension:
  Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Written Communication:
  Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

Competency Description

• Law:
  Knowledge of State and federal laws, including legal and court procedures, regulations, guidelines, precedents, admissibility of evidence, case preparation, and/or settlements for applicable areas of law practiced or supported.
• Compliance:
  Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with State and federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Leadership:
  Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence:
  Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents,…