LEGAL UNIT PARALEGAL

State of New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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USD 31,000 - 41,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid holidays and generous leave

Job summary

State of New Hampshire, Department of Environmental Services, Commissioner's Office, Legal Unit, has a full-time vacancy for a Paralegal. The role provides paralegal support in processing records requests under RSA 91-A, assists with rulemaking, research, drafting, and legislative tracking.

Ideal candidates have an Associate's degree and related experience or an equivalent education/experience mix; strong organization and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

Associate's degree and 2 years of experience OR equivalent combination of 4 years of education and experience after completion of high school.
Education and experience must be in the fields of law, paralegal studies or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provides support to the Legal Unit Administrator and other Legal Unit Attorneys in determining whether responsive records are exempt from disclosure by reviewing Right-to-Know requests and conducting preliminary reviews of responsive records.
Maintains the Rulemaking and Certified Rules pages on the NHDES website and intranet and maintains a rule expiration calendar and a rulemaking deadline calendar.
Assists in special research projects as assigned by the Legal Unit Administrator, and other Legal Unit Attorneys.
Provides administrative support to the Legal Unit, including printing, copying and organizing documents, binding, and filing projects.
Maintains Legal Unit files, archiving files as necessary and maintaining document lists for retrieval.
Prepares case files as requested by Legal Unit attorneys.
Reviews and analyzes statutes, rules, case law, and legislative histories as needed by Legal Unit attorneys and NHDES Senior Management; organizes and updates legal books, periodicals, and other resource materials in the Legal Unit for use by Legal Unit and other NHDES staff.
Assists in the preparation of legal documents and memoranda, including researching, drafting, proofreading, checking citations, preparation of tables of contents, and other similar duties.
Maintains legislative tracking chart for bills assigned to Legal Unit staff or otherwise of interest to the NHDES.
Continually seeks to improve practices to add quality and value in support of the agency’s mission while identifying and eliminating unnecessary or redundant actions.

Skills

Legal research

Record requests

Administrative support

Education

Associate's degree in law/paralegal studies or related field

Job description

State of New Hampshire Job Posting

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE / LEGAL UNIT

29 HAZEN DRIVE, CONCORD NH 03301

LEGAL UNIT PARALEGAL

Position #42185

Typical Starting Salary: $ 22.50 /hour - $ 30.02 /hour

See total compensation information at the bottom of announcement.

The State of New Hampshire, Department of Environmental Services, Commissioner's Office, Legal Unit, has a full-time vacancy for a Paralegal.

Summary:

Provides paralegal support to the Legal Unit in processing requests for records under RSA 91-A, rulemaking, research, drafting, and legislative tracking and other duties as assigned.

YOUR EXPERIENCE COUNTS:

Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience and/or each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.

Other information:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Experience: Associate's degree and 2 years of experience OR equivalent combination of 4 years of education and experience after completion of high school. Education and experience must be in the fields of law, paralegal studies or a related field.

License/Certification: None

Other Requirements: Criminal background and driving record review required.

Trainee Option: Not Applicable

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Familiarity with environmental law and regulation; experience with the New Hampshire rulemaking and other administrative processes, experience processing right-to-know requests.

AFTER-HIRE REQUIREMENTS:

None

CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

In-Band Advancement Available: Yes No

Criteria:

Broad Group Level Advancement Available: Yes No

Criteria:

DISCLAIMERS:

The supplemental job description lists the essential functions of the position and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that job title.

When applicable, the work of an employee in trainee status in this position shall be overseen by a fully qualified individual. An employee in trainee status shall meet the minimum qualifications within the period of time specified on the SJD, not to exceed one year of being hired into this position.

Responsibilities:

Provides support to the Legal Unit Administrator and other Legal Unit Attorneys in the determination of whether responsive records are exempt from disclosure by reviewing Right-to-Know requests and conducting preliminary reviews of responsive records.
Maintains the Rulemaking and Certified Rules pages on the NHDES website and intranet and maintains a rule expiration calendar and a rulemaking deadline calendar. Assists in the preparation, distribution, filing, and proof-reading of rules. Monitors rulemaking activities to ensure deadlines are met.
Assists in special research projects as assigned by the Legal Unit Administrator, and other Legal Unit Attorneys.
Provides administrative support to the Legal Unit, including printing, copying and organizing documents, binding, and filing projects. Maintains Legal Unit files, archiving files as necessary and maintaining document lists for retrieval. Prepares case files as requested by Legal Unit attorneys.
Reviews and analyzes statutes, rules, case law, and legislative histories as needed by Legal Unit attorneys and NHDES Senior Management; organizes and updates legal books, periodicals, and other resource materials in the Legal Unit for use by Legal Unit and other NHDES staff.
Assists in the preparation of legal documents and memoranda, including researching, drafting, proofreading, checking citations, preparation of tables of contents, and other similar duties.
Maintains legislative tracking chart for bills assigned to Legal Unit staff or otherwise of interest to the NHDES.
Continually seeks to improve practices to add quality and value in support of the agency’s mission while identifying and eliminating unnecessary or redundant actions.

For further information please contact Thane Joyal, Legal Unit Administrator, email address: Thane.Joyal@des.nh.gov and phone number: 603-271-3137 .

TOTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The State of NH total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits, including:

HMO or POS Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits:

The actual value of State-paid health benefits and the amount of employee health benefit contributions may vary depending on the type of plan selected and the bargaining unit with which a position is associated.

See this link for details on State-paid health benefits:

https://www.das.nh.gov/hr/benefits.aspx

Value of State's share of Employee's Retirement: 12.87% of pay

Other Benefits: