Legal Assistant III – Fraud and White Collar Crime

Job Description

Legal Assistant | State of Delaware

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at State of Delaware, located in New Castle County, DE, with hybrid telework eligibility. Delaware’s Attorney General is the State’s chief law enforcement officer, responsible for combating crime, upholding civil rights, safeguarding families, fighting fraud, and protecting consumers. This role supports the Fraud Division’s White Collar Crime Unit, providing critical paralegal assistance to prosecute financial misconduct crimes and ensure justice for all Delawareans.

The TL;DR
• Role: Senior
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, New Castle County, DE

• Team: Fraud Division, White Collar Crime Unit; Supports Deputy Attorneys General
• Mission: Provide comprehensive paralegal support to attorneys prosecuting crimes involving financial misconduct, worker exploitation, and labor-related offenses statewide.
• Tech Stack: LexisNexis e-filing, Concordance (or similar data management software), Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Liaison: Act as a liaison between attorneys, court staff, clients, witnesses, and law enforcement to gather and provide information regarding case facts and status.
• File Management: Establish and maintain complete and accurate physical and digital case files, ensuring they contain essential information for all proceedings from pre-hearing through trial and sentencing.
• Investigative Support: Interview involved parties, review various reports (e.g., police, medical, surveillance, electronic documents), and summarize pertinent details of cases for Deputy Attorney Generals.
• Document Preparation: Draft legal documents such as answers to litigation complaints, responses to interrogatories, subpoenas, and prepares legal pleadings including briefs, motions, indictments, information, and appeals.
• Legal Research: Review law sources like case law, judicial decisions, statutes, codes, and regulations to ensure proper citation and provide written details of similar cases to attorneys.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Possession of an Associate’s degree or certificate in Paralegal Studies from an ABA-approved program OR a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or a related field; alternatively, a Juris Doctorate degree.
• Experience: Five years of experience in preparing and maintaining legal documents and case files; five years in legal research; five years in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures; five years in drafting legal documents; and five years in interviewing (or three years in each for a Juris Doctorate degree, with two years in drafting and interviewing).
• Skills: Strong organizational and computer skills, including experience with LexisNexis e-filing, Concordance, and proficiency with Excel; analytical experience to evaluate cases and investigate case-related issues; ability to work accurately and independently within strict time constraints; ability to develop good working relationships with attorneys, support staff, and agency personnel.
• Bonus: Proficiency in Spanish will be favorably considered.