Paralegal

What Success Looks Like In This Job

The mission of the District Attorney’s Office is to keep the community safe and to make the criminal justice system better through the fair and ethical prosecution of criminal offenders, while seeking justice for victims of crime.

Brief Description of the Position:

Provides high-level support to attorneys within the District Attorney’s Office through case management, legal research, and documentation, ensuring effective coordination and execution of essential case-related tasks.

Examples of Duties for Success

• Assists attorneys with felony and misdemeanor case preparation and case management, including records, exhibit and witness management.
• Supports attorneys throughout the pendency of a case from preliminary hearing through trial.
• Performs complex audio/video redactions and prepare media for trial use.
• Collaborates with victim advocates on testimony and trial preparation and coordinates witness appearance and travel.
• Manages trial presentation software, creates PowerPoint presentations, and organizes necessary media equipment.
• Responds to inquiries from attorneys, law enforcement, witnesses, and the public.
• Drafts and files pleadings and composes general correspondence.
• Assists with other duties or special projects as assigned.

• Knowledge of legal terminology and legal documentation format sufficient to be able to read, interpret, and prepare legal documents.
• Thorough knowledge of legal processes in a district attorney’s office. Skill in reading,
• interpreting, and applying legal documents.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong work ethic.
• Strong commitment to working with a team and demonstrated ability to collaborate and effectively work with other employees, supervisors, and the public.
• Ability to work with attorneys and provide a high-quality work product to assist them in successfully performing their responsibilities and prosecuting cases.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures sufficient to be able to organize and maintain files, records, and schedules and to obtain and/or relay information and process documents in a timely manner.
• Ability to examine documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize, coordinate and schedule work to allow for efficient and effective completion of work assignments.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to adapt in a high-stress environment.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound and professional judgment, sometimes under stressful and sensitive conditions.
• Must have ability to work in a standard office environment and basic knowledge of Microsoft Office suite programs: MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, as well as the ability to master internal District Attorney legal software, such as ACTION; experience with Adobe tools, as well as Evidence.com is preferred
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to seeking justice, preserving community safety, and making the criminal justice system better.

Qualifications for Success

• Three (3) years of paralegal or legal support experience in a legal office.
• Type 60-70 w.p.m. with accuracy.
• Primarily sedentary physical work requiring ability to lift a maximum of 40 pounds; occasional lifting, carrying, walking, and standing; frequent hand/eye coordination to operate computer keyboard and office equipment; vision for reading, recording and interpreting information; speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and members of the public.

Adams County complies with Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act (“JAFA”). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant’s age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation.