Paralegal Specialist
Job description
- Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage
- Competitive starting salary
- Pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
- Paid time off - including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
- Culture that encourages work-life balance
- First shift, Monday - Friday (8:30am - 5:00pm)
- Full-time (40 hours per week)
- On-site cafeteria
- Covered parking garage
- Newly renovated, state-of-the-art building
- Centrally located in Hartford, CT with easy access to all major highways
Selection Plan
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Performs highly complex paralegal duties as defined in one or both of the following areas:
LEGAL OFFICE OPERATIONS: Interprets complex state statutes and federal regulations governing legal records and documents; determines and applies applicable state statute and/or regulation in preparing documentation; interprets court rules and agency policies and regulations; keeps abreast of the latest court rules, calendar changes and pending legislation; monitors and adheres to court deadlines; reviews legal documents and prepares legal documents such as briefs, writs and pleadings for court filings; responds to relevant case information requests from courts; performs legal research and analysis of law sources such as statutes, legal articles, legal decisions, opinions, rulings, memoranda and other legal material; prepares draft legal documents; provides assistance in the discovery process; provides paralegal assistance by interpreting applicable legal provisions, regulations, precedents and policies; responds to requests and obtains information of sensitive nature; acts as liaison between agency, court system, relevant attorney’s offices and general public; serves as agency liaison regarding relevant policies and procedures; prepares legal and administrative reports; updates and maintains case records, pleadings, policy manuals and filing systems; assists in the drafting of proposed legislation and advisory opinions; provides training and assistance to staff; may perform business mathematical computations; performs related duties as required.
CASE PRESENTATION OR HEARING: Analyzes highly complex cases; develops positions and strategies to settle or litigate cases at formal or informal hearings; prepares for and represents State’s interest at hearings or through case presentation; researches and gathers relevant evidence and documentation; interviews witnesses and clients; drafts legal documents, complaints, stipulations, detailed memoranda, letters and proposed findings and awards reviews substantiation appeals and provides recommendation to management regarding the legal sufficiency of substantiation findings; performs related duties as required.
The Paralegal Specialist will be responsible for independently reading and reviewing a variety of legal documents, interpreting, applying and determining compliance with state statues, rules, regulations, office policies and internal controls. Such documents may include, but are not limited to: wills, trusts, business acquisition or merger documents, Security and Exchange Commission filings, corporate or franchise documents, corporate subsidiary listings, power of attorney, beneficiary or custodial account documents, estate, decree to transfer, documents appointing a fiduciary, conservator or guardian from Probate Court, divorce decrees and third-party finder contracts.
Within a team of UCP claims processors, the candidate will be performing high level reviews on particular claims and providing assistance and training to examiners and processors as needed. The candidate will conduct reviews for inconsistencies from internal guidelines and procedures prior to sending particular and sample claims for payment. The candidate will interact with and correspond with a variety of constituents to research general and specific information regarding escheated property. Requests may include old bonds that may have been escheated, but not loaded to the database. The candidate will report to the Assistant Treasurer and provide other paralegal assistance on projects as needed and expected to provide excellent customer service.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
The General Experience is defined as one of the following:
1. A Bachelor’s degree in legal studies and one (1) year of experience providing paraprofessional legal assistance to an attorney.
2. An Associate’s degree in legal studies and three (3) years of experience providing paraprofessional legal assistance to an attorney.
3. Completion of a Paralegal or Legal Assistance Certificate Program approved by the American Bar Association and three (3) years of experience providing paraprofessional legal assistance to an attorney.
4. Completion of a Paralegal or Legal Assistance Certificate Program consisting of a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours from an accredited college or university and four (4) years of experience providing paraprofessional legal assistance to an attorney.
5. Completion of a Paralegal or Legal Assistance Certificate Program from a business school approved by the State of Connecticut, Office of Higher Education and four (4) years of experience providing paraprofessional legal assistance to an attorney.
6. A Law degree from an accredited Law School.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Five or more years of experience providing paraprofessional legal assistance;
- An Associates or Bachelors Degree in Paralegal Studies or equivalent;
- Five years of experience in Legal Research & Writing including drafting legal correspondence or pleadings;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Experience providing customer service and handling challenging client interfaces;
- Experience handling finances in a legal setting such as settlements, accounts payable, accounts receivable, or delinquent collections;
- Experience with technology such as KAPS, Access, Westlaw, LexisNexis, or court e-tools;
- Experience with law;
- Experience with, familiarity with, and can interpret Conn. Gen. Statutes and related law pertaining to property ownership, unclaimed property, escheatment, probate, wills, trusts, business ownership, and bankruptcy; and,
- Experience working successfully with a variety of personalities.
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