Paralegal III

The position provides paralegal and administrative support for the Department of Correction’s legal operations, addressing matters involving incarcerated individuals, correctional policies and procedures, inmate rights, disciplinary proceedings, institutional operations, and other legal issues arising within a correctional setting. Responsibilities include processing State and Federal subpoenas, conducting legal research, assisting with litigation preparation, coordinating FOIA requests and responses, reviewing and redacting legal documents, maintaining case files, and providing general support to the agency’s attorneys and Legal Services Administrator.

Applicants who do not possess the preferred qualification will still be eligible to compete for this position if job requirements are met. One year of experience in providing paralegal services in a correctional, detention, or institutional environment.

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.

• Establishes and maintains case files.
• Reviews legal/court documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Compiles and evaluates facts to complete program, legal, and/or court documents.
• Provides administrative reports and recommendations for new/revised operating policies/procedures.
• Reviews state and federal codes, laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance of legal actions/processes.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Paralegal III

• Two years experience in preparing and maintaining legal documents and case files.
• Two years experience in legal research such as researching statutes, regulations, case law and background information.
• Two years experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• One year experience in drafting legal documents and such as legal briefs or memoranda of law including presenting facts, setting out and analyzing legal issues and applying legal precedents.
• One year experience in interviewing using structured or unstructured interview techniques to obtain facts, explore issues and identify courses of action.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

Pre-employment Drug Testing:
Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

Upon a conditional offer, the applicant must undergo a pre-employment base line two step tuberculin skin test (TST) as part of the hiring process.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include…