Paralegal​/Legal Assistant

## Paralegal/Legal Assistant Apply:
Wake County, NC:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 18, 2026 (9 days left to apply):
JR-126016
** Agency
* * State Board of Elections
** Division
* * State Board of Elections
** Job Classification Title
** Paralegal II (NS)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * LG04
* * About Us
** The N.C. State Board of Elections is the statewide agency that supervises elections administration, enforces campaign finance requirements, and conducts associated investigations. The State Board ensures uniform implementation of state and federal election laws and appoints local officials serving on county boards of elections. The board is composed of 5 individuals appointed by the State Auditor from list of nominees submitted by the chairs of the two political parties having the highest number of registered affiliates.

Agency staff are civil servants subject to the State Personnel Act.
** Description of Work
** Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit    The Legal Division of the State Board of Elections provides comprehensive legal support to the agency, ensuring compliance with state and federal election laws. The Division advises the appointed State Board, the Executive Director, agency leadership, and staff on legal matters impacting the administration of elections in North Carolina. The Division also works closely with the North Carolina Department of Justice on litigation matters and plays a critical role in policy development, rule making, and legal guidance for county boards of elections.
Primary Purpose of the Position    The Paralegal and Legal Assistant reports directly to the Agency General Counsel and provides legal administrative support and routine paralegal assistance to the Legal Division of the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The position helps attorneys manage correspondence, calendars, deadlines, documents, and records, with additional support for State Board meetings, rule making, public records requests, and legal proceedings.
The position independently carries out established administrative procedures and completes defined research and document preparation assignments under attorney direction. Legal work uses approved templates, identified sources, and specific instructions, with attorney review of substantive work. Attorneys retain responsibility for legal advice, interpretation of law, legal strategy, and disclosure decisions.
The General Counsel establishes overall priorities. The Deputy General Counsel and other agency attorneys may assign and review projects in coordination with the General Counsel. This position has no direct reports.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences*
* • Working knowledge of office administration, document preparation, calendaring, and records organization in a legal or comparable professional office.
• Basic knowledge of legal terminology and the purpose and format of common legal documents, with the ability to learn agency procedures and election-related processes.
• Skill in proofreading, written communication, and checking document accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Ability to use word processing, spreadsheets, email, shared calendars, PDF tools, and electronic document management systems.
• Ability to locate information using identified sources, accurately record citations, and organize facts without exceeding the scope of an assignment.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, track deadlines, follow up reliably, and promptly communicate delays or questions.
• Ability to follow attorney instructions, recognize when attorney review is needed, and handle confidential and privileged information with discretion.

Ability to work effectively with attorneys, agency staff, county election officials, and…