Paralegal, Expungement

Job ID : 775997

Position : Paralegal, Expungement

Client : IN-ISP

Location : 100 N Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Duration : 03 Months

Job Duties :

• Assist the Legal Counsel in Department litigation.
• Conduct research on legal issues.
• Prepare affidavits.
• Respond to discovery requests.
• Act as a liaison with the Attorney General's Office as it pertains to ongoing Department litigations.
• Prepare legal documents.
• Research and analyze law sources including statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions and legal codes.
• Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals and contracts for review and approval by the Legal Counsel.
• Investigate facts and law of case to determine causes of action and to prepare supporting documentation accordingly.
• Prepare affidavits of documents.
• Coordinate assembly of documentation required as the result of subpoenas and discovery requests.
• Act as law librarian, keep and monitor legal volumes and ensure legal volumes are up to date.
• Act as liaison between the Department and Attorney General's Office in Department litigations.
• Ensure proper indexing and filing of original legal documents.
• Review Indiana Code and Indiana Administrative Code to make proposals regarding potential language changes.
• Answer phones for Legal Office personnel.
• Compile and prepare answers to requests for Production, Admission and Interrogatories.
• Draft and prepare legal notices, subpoenas, witness lists and other documents as required for the Indiana State Police Board.
• Draft and prepare litigation list for the Indiana State Police Board.
• Process and assign incoming Public Records Requests.
• Process incoming expungement orders
• Process attendance records for personnel assigned to the Legal Office.
• Compile and record training hours for personnel assigned to the Legal Office.
• Register / schedule staff attorneys for Continuing Legal Education.
• Serve as a liaison to the legislature as required.
• Serve on interview committees as required.
• Perform other duties as required.

Job Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of twelve (12) hours in law or paralegal studies; OR