Legal Assistant - III Civil Division, Affirmative Litigation Unit NCC Civil Division, Affirma

Introduction

Delaware's Attorney General, the State's chief law enforcement officer, has a broad responsibility to combat crime, uphold civil rights, safeguard families, fight fraud, and protect consumers in the First State.

Delaware's Attorney General, the State's chief law enforcement officer, has a broad responsibility to combat crime, uphold civil rights, safeguard families, fight fraud, and protect consumers in the First State.

In meeting this mission, Attorney General Kathy Jennings is supported by teams of talented lawyers and staff in the Criminal, Civil, Family, Fraud and Consumer Protection, and Civil Rights and Public Trust Divisions. Each of the more than 500 staff who work in the Office of the Attorney General are dedicated to serving all Delawareans with integrity and passion.

Deputy Attorneys General, with critical support from criminal special investigators, victim service specialists, paraprofessionals, and administrative staff, prosecute criminal cases, enforce consumer laws, provide counsel to state agencies, ensure the public's access to open government, protect the abused, and much more.

The Delaware Department of Justice seeks a Legal Assistant (Paralegal) to provide support to Deputy Attorneys General in the Civil Division, Affi… The Aff… The Legal Assistant will provide comprehensive paralegal support to Deputy Attorneys General (DAGs). The Legal Assistant will help manage all phases of the high volume, professional licensee administrative prosecutions conducted pursuant to 29 Del.

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• 8735. Responsibilities include opening and closing cases, reviewing and evaluating cases, obtaining additional information as requested by DAGs, scheduling and coordinating witnesses, managing hearing calendars, hearing preparation, maintaining unit statistics, and generating statistical reports. The position may also include significant telephone and interpersonal interaction with investigators, witnesses, agency personnel, and the public.

The Legal Assistant may also be required to perform other responsibilities related to the Unit, as directed by the Unit Head and Assistant Unit Head.

The Legal Assistant must have excellent organizational and communication skills, proficient time management skills, experience using MS Word and MS Excel, experience working with the public, and be able to work independently. The Legal Assistant must be able to develop a good working relationship with DAGs, support staff, and agency personnel.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Acts in liaison capacity between superior and various interested parties and judicial and/or court staff, clients, defendants, plaintiffs, victims, witnesses, law enforcement agents, elected and/or appointed officials and the public to gather, clarify and provide information regarding case facts and status.
• Establishes and maintains case files ensuring that the files contain complete and accurate information essential to each step of the proceedings from pre-hearing and/or pre-trial through trial and sentencing.
• Interviews involved parties such as clients, defendants, plaintiffs, victims, witnesses, arresting officers, or medical personnel to gather discovery material, evidence for case preparation and to complete various legal and/or court documents.
• Reviews various reports as well as other information such as police reports, medical reports, retail, surveillance, computer files/electronic documents, body worn camera and video/audio; summarizes pertinent details of the case for Deputy Attorney Generals; follows up as necessary for additional documents; drafts answers to litigation complaints and responses to form 30 interrogatories; issue subpoenas to obtain medical, insurance, and employment records;
  
  serves and prepares discovery; and makes required red actions for discovery and case…