Paralegal Specialist Trainee

The State of Connecticut, Department of Motor Vehicles (
DMV
) is seeking qualified candidates to apply for a Paralegal Specialist Trainee position within the DMV’s Legal Services Division.

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance
  to all employees

• Full-time, 40 hours/week
• Monday-Friday
• 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  OR 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Located in Wethersfield, CT
• Hybrid work opportunity

The Paralegal Specialist Trainee will be responsible for handling the DMV’s Freedom of Information requests, assisting legal personnel with litigated matters, and will perform other duties as assigned.

This employer participates in Employees | E-Verify
and will provide the federal government with your form I-9 information to confirm work authorization.

The Connecticut DMV’s mission is to promote and advance public safety, security, and service through the regulation of drivers, their motor vehicles, and vehicle-related businesses.

Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm receipt or provide status updates directly. For recruitment updates, please check your Personal Status Board and review our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions about the recruitment process, reach out to Sharon McIntosh, ntosh.

In a state agency planned training program approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services receives formal and/or on-the-job instruction and training designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to qualify for appointment to the Paralegal Specialist classification.

• Receives formal and/or on-the-job instruction and training in introductory administrative, para-professional and technical paralegal work designed to develop knowledge and skills needed in order to qualify for appointment and advancement to the Paralegal Specialist classification;
• Performs a wide variety of increasingly complex, diversified and difficult duties as competencies are acquired during course of training period and in accordance with approved time schedule;
• Processes increasingly involved legal work of an agency or commission;
• Receives on-job-training regarding legal research, drafting legislation, advisory opinions, and various other legal documents;
• Receives training on such functions as reproduction of legal documents and exhibits, maintains records of cases, pleadings, statutes and other related documents;
• Prepares legal and administrative reports;
• Receives training on interviewing witnesses and clients;
• May answer routine correspondence and telephone inquiries;
• May assist in review of cases and/or petitions for procedural compliance with agency administrative hearing rules and procedures;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of
• basic legal processes;
• legal terminology and legal forms;
• legal research techniques;
• office management principles and practices;
• statutes and regulations;
• Skills
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
• read, understand and interpret laws, legal documents and other written material;
• utilize computer software.

A Bachelor's degree in legal studies.

• Experience working in a law firm or a law department of an organization
• Experience gathering documents for Freedom of Information requests
• Experience working independently and in a team environment in a professional setting
• Experience gathering legal documents on litigated cases
• Experience handling and maintaining confidential information
  
  Experience communicating verbally and in writing in a professional setting
• Experience managing competing priorities while meeting deadlines

• Candidates cannot be appointed until all degree requirements are completed.
• Incumbents in this class will be eligible for promotion without competitive examination upon satisfactory completion of a one (1) year training program.
• All appointments to this class shall be under terms of a training program and must be approved by the Department of Administrative Services prior to appointment to this class.