Paralegal/District Court Unit

Responsibilities: This position provides paralegal assistance to the District Court Unit of the Criminal Division. Responsibilities include managing the District Court Mental Health Treatment calendar; screening daily District Court arraignment calendars; identifying violators and preparing necessary notification forms; running and printing Odyssey and BCI reports; retrieving investigation packages from local law enforcement agencies; coordinating fugitive matters; reviewing case materials, drafting discovery requests and responding to and initiating/e-filing cases in the Odyssey/File & Serve portals and Criminal case management system (CMS); assisting with trial preparation; legal research; assisting with incoming calls and other related duties, as instructed.

Qualifications: Such as having been gained through graduation from a senior high school, supplemented by courses in paralegal studies. Applicants must possess superior paralegal, clerical, and organizational skills, be computer literate, adept at learning new computer programs and have the capacity to function at a high level in ad demanding environment. Additionally, applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other support staff, attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and the general public.

RHODEISLAND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

PARALEGAL

DISTRICT COURT UNIT/CRIMINALDIVISION

Paygrade 8718 ($51,051 - $57,110) June 11, 2025–July 2, 2025

Please note that this position is full-time onsite/in-person/in the office only.

About the Office: The Attorney General is the state's top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties. Every day, the Office's attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the state's communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the state's spectacular natural resources, and restore the public's trust in government. Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and the United States. The Office is unique among attorneys general offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission. The Office's attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes and functionally serve as one of the nation's largest district attorney's offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.

If applying for the position via mail or email, there is no need to also apply through the online system.

How to Apply: Applicants should mail or email a (1) cover letter summarizing why you are interested and describing the skills and abilities you possess that will enable to you to succeed in this position, (2) resume, and (3) list of three references to:

Aida Gomez

Director of Administration Office of the Attorney General

150 South Main Street, Providence, RI  02903

agomez@riag.ri.gov

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Attorney General's Office is stronger, more credible, and more capable when its employees bring diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to their work. The Office encourages all qualified applicants from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and persons with disabilities to apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability or covered veteran status.

Other Information: Finalists will be subject to a full background investigation including reference checks. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the background investigation.