Job Description

Come join the State of Alaska! This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more. The Department of Law, Civil Division is recruiting for a Child Protection Paralegal in Anchorage! This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:

A paralegal for the Child Protection Section will provide legal assistance to attorneys who represent the Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children’s Services. The paralegal will provide trial and hearing support to attorneys who handle child-in-need-of-aid cases. The position will be assigned significant discovery review and redaction, routine legal research, document and motion drafting, witness interview and coordination, evidence gathering and production, preparation of pretrial notebooks, and production of exhibits.

Mission and Values/Culture:

The Department of Law upholds the rule of law, protects public safety, and provides high quality legal representation to executive branch agencies for the benefit of all Alaskans. The Department of Law is committed to excellence in our work. We will maintain the highest standards of ethics and professionalism to promote exceptional legal representation to the State through a valued and well-trained team of attorneys and administrative professionals dedicated to public service. Our team values integrity, success, positivity, creativity, collaboration, and empowerment. The applicant can expect to be relied on for their strengths as well as given opportunities for professional development as part of a focused team.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Our paralegals are the attorneys’ right hand, helping them from top to bottom and beginning to end over the course of their cases. Within that, we offer opportunities to learn about the legal system, engage with the court, prepare for hearings and trials, and help protect Alaska’s children to the benefit of all Alaskans. People who succeed and thrive in our office are those who can be reliable and present each day to work alongside their assigned attorneys to tackle their various deadlines and legal puzzles. 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. Our office also offers an optional hybrid telework schedule following completion of the probationary period. The general office hours are 8:00am to 4:30pm, but there is flexibility in establishing your regular hours around core business hours.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

Our Anchorage office is in the Brady Building at 1031 W 4th Avenue. In the heart of downtown, you are close to cafes, lunch spots, the Coastal Trail, and parks.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies: Law: Knowledge of State and federal laws, including legal and court procedures, regulations, guidelines, precedents, admissibility of evidence, case preparation, and/or settlements for applicable areas of law practiced or supported. Manages and Organizes Information: Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods. Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

To view the general description and example of duties for the position please go to the following link: Job Description Link

If you can imagine yourself in this role, we encourage you to apply!