Paralegal and Legal Assistant - Advanced Apply
Salary
$19.24 - $30.78 Hourly
$40,018 - $64,029 Annually
This position is a Pay Band 60
Posting Details
THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.
APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE.
Why does the job exist?
The New Mexico Corrections Department Paralegal and Legal Assistant Advanced is responsible for: providing
paralegal and legal assistant services to the Office of General Counsel (OGC) representing the New Mexico
Corrections Department statewide by reviewing and preparing legal documents; calendaring deadlines;
conducting basic legal research; communicating efficiently and professionally with agency staff and outside
personnel, lawyers, members of the public; assisting with agency IPRA requests; maintaining legal files and
other work assignments as requested by the OGC attorneys.
The incumbent will serve as the advanced paralegal for the OGC which handles the supervision of all OGC
paralegal requirements such as tracking/ gathering documents and discovery for both attorneys and outside
counsel. The incumbent will also oversee the assignment of case and work requests within the agency.
How does it get done?
Provide legal services in representing NMCD statewide by preparing legal documents, conducting legal
research, maintaining files and establishing workflow.
Who are the customers?
New Mexico Corrections Department
Ideal Candidate
- Reading court or legal documents
- Conducting legal research
- Working in a legal environment
- Scheduling depositions
- Preparing exhibits for court cases
- Compiling reports or other materials to be used by an attorney or other members of a legal staff.
Minimum Qualification
Associate's degree in Paralegal Studies and two (2) years of experience drafting and preparing legal correspondence, conducting legal research and maintaining a case management/tracking system. Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table below.
Substitution Table
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
- Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
- If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"semester hours\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.
Employment Requirements
Must possess and maintain a Driver's license. Pre-employment background investigation is required and is
conditional pending results.
Working Conditions
Work is performed in an adult prison environment, which may include daily contact with inmates. Willingness
to work in a correctional facility, may be required to work odd hours, overtime, holidays, and weekends.
Supplemental Information
Benefits:
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Agency Contact Information: Irene Mueller (505) 350-7067, or email: Irene.Mueller@cd.nm.gov Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
