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Please note: The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $78,929 to $126,097, based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.
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THIS IS AN INTERNAL "ONLY" JOB POSTING, AVAILABLE TO CURRENT MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EMPLOYEES.
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This Position is ONLY Open to Montgomery County Government Employees who currently work in the County Attorney's Office.
WHO WE ARE
The Office of the County Attorney provides legal advice and representation to all County departments, agencies, instrumentalities, boards, and commissions, including the County Council, and all their employees. A full description of the Office’s work is available here. https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cat/index.html The Office also provides legal defense for cases involving Montgomery County and other governmental entities which participate in the Montgomery County Self-Insurance Program (including the Board of Education for Montgomery County, Montgomery College, and the Housing Opportunities Commission) and all their employees.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The County Attorney’s Office is looking for a paralegal specialist who can perform a variety of legal and administrative duties, including supporting the County Attorney and Deputy County Attorney, within the Office. Duties include performing Contract Administrator duties related to the County Code publication contract; providing administrative support to the County Attorney and Deputy County Attorney; and supervision of legal secretaries.- What You'll Be Doing
The duties performed by the Paralegal Specialist involve:
• creating and/or proofreading and providing feedback to attorney staff regarding County legislation (bills, ordinances and regulations);
• Interaction/coordination as the Contract Administrator with the County’s vendor to ensure County legislation, new County Attorney Opinions, the County Charter and appropriate State legislation get updated correctly in the Montgomery County Code, Zoning Ordinance, and COMCOR when effective;
• providing copies of legislation to the appropriate State departments yearly;
• proofreading documents prior to the County Attorney’s or Deputy County Attorney’s review and/or signature;
• coordinating meetings and appointments using Outlook calendars for in-person or Teams meetings with County staff and/or outside participants;
• being administrative liaison between the Office of the County Attorney and County Council;
• supervision of legal secretaries, including creating and finalizing performance plans, approving leave requests, coordinating adequate secretary availability, both in the office and while teleworking, and providing back-up coverage when needed; and
• performing other duties as required/needed.- Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree. Experience: Three (3) years of experience as a paralegal. Substitution/Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted. License: None. - Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences
• excellent attention to detail and accuracy in document preparation, ensuring compliance with formatting requirements and legal standards;
• knowledge of legal terminology and research processes;
• ability to multitask while staying organized, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines;
• ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and residents;
• ability to learn new tasks quickly;
• excellent proofreading skills.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
- $78,929 - $126,097/year
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