Paralegal 1 (PCN 031350)

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking a Paralegal 1 located in Fairbanks, Alaska. In this role, you will assist community members impacted by crime, help victims and witnesses understand their rights, and support the prosecution team in navigating the criminal justice system.

Responsibilities

• Help members in your community who are directly impacted by crime and help victims and witnesses understand their rights and navigate them through the criminal justice system
• Provide updates throughout the life of a case as well as inform them of resources available to them
• Play an important role of the prosecution team working through the criminal justice system to resolve legal issues, including building relationships with other agencies such as law enforcement, court personnel and victim advocates

Skills

• Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences
• Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations
• Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience
• Equivalent to those typically gained by: Post-secondary and/or vocational education in a legal or legal support area and/or experience preparing, reviewing, or processing legal documents such as affidavits, court reports, demand letters, discovery requests or responses, hearing transcripts, memoranda of advice/instruction/understanding, letters of agreement, motions, legal opinions, subpoenas, and/or writs
• Positions may require incumbents to be able to obtain a Notary Public upon hire, and to be able to pass a criminal background check to meet security requirements for using criminal record networks such as Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) and National Crime Enforcement Information Center/National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NCIC/NLETS)
• Members of the Criminal Division are held to high standards of professionalism even in our personal lives. The incumbent must maintain the strictest of confidences with information they will be exposed to and have access to
• Applicants should be aware that due to the nature of the work being performed in this office, the incumbent must have the ability to tolerate some exposure to graphic pictures, coarse language, and detailed descriptions of sometimes horrific criminal acts
• If selected, please provide the following at the time of the interview: A copy of academic transcripts if education is being used to meet or support the required minimum qualifications and/or competencies. Unofficial are acceptable as long as the institution name/URL are listed
• List of three (3) professional references to include daytime telephone and email address. One must be a current or former supervisor
• Last two (2) performance evaluations. If unavailable, supervisory letters of recommendation can be substituted
• The Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) is utilized in this position. A background check and fingerprinting will be required
• The incumbent will be required to obtain APSIN access, which will be done through the office
• If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met

Benefits

• You can expect a 37.5 hour work week; 12 paid holidays; personal leave accrual starting at 6 hours per pay period (about 21 days annually) and increasing with years of service.
• Flexibility in establishing your regular hours around core business hours.
• Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)
• Optional Insurance Benefits
• Group-based insurance premiums for Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
• Group-based insurance premiums for Long-term and short-term disability
• Group-based insurance premiums for Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Group-based insurance premiums for Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
• Group-based insurance premiums for Supplemental Survivor Benefits
• Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
• Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
• Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
• Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
• Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
• Twelve (12) paid holidays a year

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