Appellate & Post-Conviction Paralegal

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 63,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Justice is seeking a Paralegal II (S) to provide legal, administrative and clerical support within the Appellate & Post-Conviction Section. You will assist staff attorneys with briefs, motions and other filings under guidance.

Requirements include paralegal certification and 3+ years of substantive experience; travel is occasionally required as part of duties. This role supports capital and non-capital cases and requires strong organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certification is required.
• Three years of substantive paralegal experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with three years of paralegal experience or equivalent combination.
• Graduation from an accredited paralegal program or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide paralegal and clerical support to Appellate and Post-conviction attorneys preparing the State’s briefs, motions, petitions, responses and other legal documents.
• Proof, cite check, run tables of contents and authorities for filings and other duties for the section as needed.
• Prepare templates for documents, proofread and edit all documents, prepare the Tables of Authorities, Tables of Content and Appendixes for briefs and other appellate filings.
• Electronically file documents in the United States and North Carolina courts.
• Prepare service copies and exhibits for filings.
• Collect and prepare discovery documents for capital and non-capital criminal cases.
• Check citations to applicable legal authorities, make corrections as necessary and independently make review decisions with minimal review in making final edits.
• Organize attorney case information and manage document collection and/or storage.
• Track attorney cases.
• Some travel, including some occasional overnight stays, is required.

Skills

Paralegal Certification

Education

Paralegal education and/or degree

Bachelor’s degree + 3 years paralegal experience

HS/GED + 7 years paralegal experience

Job description

The North Carolina Department of Justice is seeking a Paralegal II (S) to provide legal, administrative and clerical support within the Appellate & Post-Conviction Section. You will assist staff attorneys with briefs, motions and other filings under guidance.

Requirements include paralegal certification and 3+ years of substantive experience; travel is occasionally required as part of duties. This role supports capital and non-capital cases and requires strong organizational skills.