Criminal Defense Paralegal - Appellate & Discovery

State of Colorado; Colorado; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Office of the Colorado State Public Defender seeks a professional Paralegal to support indigent criminal defense. You will organize discovery, manage case files, draft legal documents and assist attorneys across trials and appeals.

Responsibilities include researching statutes, transcripts, and case law, coordinating with clients and agencies, and ensuring timely preparation of materials. Strong organizational skills and bilingual abilities are a plus.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program or accredited institution.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in social sciences, humanities or related field.
• Two years of training and experience in legal support functions including organization of large case files.

Responsibilities

• Manage discovery, convert files to PDFs, and build trial notebooks with indexes.
• Summarize discovery, videos and witness interviews; order transcripts for defense teams.
• Review charges, pleadings and court orders; research statutes and case law as requested.
• Search case-related information to aid case preparation and strategy.
• Draft motions, briefs and legal memoranda under attorney direction; file pleadings.

Skills

Independent work

Ability to take direction

Prioritization & multi-tasking

Legal research

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

ABA-accredited paralegal certificate

Associates or Bachelor's degree in social sciences or related field

Tools

Legal research tools

Job description

Office of the Colorado State Public Defender seeks a professional Paralegal to support indigent criminal defense. You will organize discovery, manage case files, draft legal documents and assist attorneys across trials and appeals.

Responsibilities include researching statutes, transcripts, and case law, coordinating with clients and agencies, and ensuring timely preparation of materials. Strong organizational skills and bilingual abilities are a plus.