STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: INVESTIGATIVE PARALEGAL
Class Code: 5355-22
Date Established: 02-08-06
Occupational Code: 7-5-5
Date of Last Revision: 02-24-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To initiate and conduct investigations
and perform paraprofessional law-related duties in providing recommendations
and strategies for the resolution of agency claims and lawsuits.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Initiates, conducts,
and monitors the status of legal investigations.
·
Reviews and analyzes
cases and identifies specific issues or problems.
·
Formulates
recommendations for work strategies and disposition.
·
Reviews and analyzes
highly technical contracts and other documents to obtain and verify
information.
·
Responds to
right-to-know requests and provides legal contact between the public and client
concerning rights and procedures for filing claims.
·
Interprets state
statutes and regulations and provides recommendations for use in agency legal
issues.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy, and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports, and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college
or university with a major study in legal studies or related field and
possession of a Paralegal Certificate from a certified paralegal program. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Four years experience in civil
litigation, criminal justice, real estate law, legal research, paralegal work,
investigations, or human resources investigations. Each additional year of approved work experience may be
substituted for one year of required formal education.
Special Requirements: For
appointment consideration, applicants must successfully participate in a
structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class
specification. The structured
interview is developed and administered according to Division of Personnel
guidelines by representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver’s
license, if necessary, for travel throughout the State.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of modern methods, practices
and procedures of investigative work relative to tort, contract, construction,
eminent domain and personnel claims and lawsuits. Ability to locate individuals, collect information and
conduct personal interviews.
Ability to manage, organize, supervise and coordinate investigations in
a wide range of legal matters.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in
writing. Ability to exercise
judgment and discuss problems rationally during a possible adversarial
contact. Ability to understand,
evaluate and analyze contracts, engineering principals and practices,
construction plans and appraisals.
Knowledge of pertinent laws for litigation practice, legal procedures
and methods of legal research.
Ability to analyze widely divergent elements of information and arrive
at logical conclusions. Ability to
objectively evaluate information received to make sound recommendations. Ability to use integrity in the
protection and confidentiality of evidence and sensitive documents and files. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointment authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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