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Paralegal

Date Posted: Jun 21, 2024

Requisition ID: 445624

Location:

Indianapolis, IN, US, 46205

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.

About Indiana Disability Rights:

Indiana Disability Rights' (IDR) Mission is to uphold, promote, and advance the rights of individuals with disabilities through empowerment and advocacy to achieve a more equitable society. IDR's work is guided by the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission.

Role Overview:

This incumbent will serve as a Litigation Paralegal for an agency dedicated to the legal and civil rights of individuals with disabilities. Provides paralegal, office, and administrative support to attorneys on the Litigation Team for issues pertaining to Indiana Disability Rights (IDR).

Salary Statement:

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $53,222.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Serves as the coordinator and facilitator for legal matters handled by the Litigation Team pertaining to IDR.

• Serves as a principal Litigation Team contact with outside counsel for matters in litigation or pre-litigation.

• Responsible for creation and maintenance of Litigation Team files in case management system.

• Researches and analyzes statues, regulations, legal articles, judicial decisions, and other legal sources; provides written analysis to attorneys.

• Drafts correspondence and legal documents including routine pleadings and motions, affidavits, and interrogatories; file motions and pleadings according to judicial procedures.

• Calls clients, witnesses, lawyers, and outside vendors to schedule interviews, meetings, and depositions. This may also include interviewing clients and witnesses and prepare summaries of their statements.

• Manages, responds to, and tracks tort claim notices for the Litigation Team, including coordinating notices with the Office of the Attorney General.

• Assists attorneys in follow-up and tracking status of litigation, discovery, non-party requests for production and other matters, including assisting with gathering signatures and reviewing documents to be disclosed depending on responsiveness and confidentiality.

• Assists attorneys in preparation for prequalification committee hearings or other administrative hearings, including gathering and organizing evidence provided personnel.

  The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

What You'll Need for Success:

The ideal candidate in this role should have one of the following:

• Paralegal degree or at least 5-7 years’ experience (including but not limited to experience in preparing discovery responses, drafting pleadings, conducting legal research, etc.).

• Demonstrates knowledge of internal and external customers; is sensitive to customer needs and expectations; anticipates needs and responds promptly and willingly to provide information, services and/or products as needed.

• Establishes effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors & managers, clients and/or the public; gets along well with others.

• Strong legal research and writing skills; possesses adequate knowledge skills and experience to perform the duties of the job; understands the purpose of the work unit and how position contributes to the overall mission of the agency; maintains competency in essential areas.

• Proficiency with the civil discovery process, including knowledge of the various forms of discovery and objections.

• Familiarity with the summary judgment process, including admissibility of evidence.

• Ability to comprehend, analyze, develop, and evaluate administrative procedures, while providing attention to details and meeting deadlines.

• Recognizes and defines problems.

• Ability to develop and implement new policies, provide deliverables, and meet established deadlines.

• Ability to plan and conduct effective meetings, workshops, and training sessions.

Difficulty of Work:

You will research new and/or existing laws and precedents. You must be able to manage a heavy workload and work well under pressure. You will apply and explain state, federal, and local laws and regulations as they apply to a variety of individual actions. You must apply a body of complicated and changing legal considerations to each individual case. Independent judgment is needed to select the guidelines that are most applicable.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans

• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards

• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution

• Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities

• Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match

• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options

• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:

• 150 hours of paid new parent leave

• Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave

• Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off

• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years

• Education Reimbursement Program

• Group life insurance

• Referral Bonus program

• Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits

• Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Free Parking for most positions

• Free LinkedIn Learning access

  Equal Employment Opportunity:

  The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.

  If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at [email protected] .

  The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.

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