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Clackamas County employees work to serve the public and enrich our community. In that spirit, we pledge to hold ourselves to these standards at all times in our interactions with customers and one another:

· Service · Professionalism · Integrity · Respect · Individual accountability · Trust

By incorporating these values into our daily routines, we can better serve our customers, ourselves and our projects. We’re always looking to improve. That’s the Clackamas County SPIRIT.

Clackamas County Core Values

Clackamas County is committed to building a community where people thrive, have a sense of safety, connection, and belonging, so that everyone is honored and celebrated for the richness in diversity they bring.
We encourage applicants of diverse backgrounds and lived experience to apply.

CLOSE DATE

This Job Posting closes at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
Please Note: The application deadline may be extended to expand the pool of qualified candidates. Any recruitment timeline changes will be communicated to all who have initiated an application process or have submitted an application.

Hourly Pay Range: $33.110035 - $42.042059

Salary offers will be made within the posted pay range and will be based on a candidate's experience (paid or unpaid) that is directly relevant to the position.

Clackamas County proudly offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, including competitive wages, cost-of-living adjustments, merit increases (for eligible employees), and a robust sick and vacation plan for regular status employees.

We encourage and support employee health and wellness by offering, health and wellness classes and events, and alternative care benefits, so you can customize your wellness needs to fit your lifestyle.

Employee benefits become effective the first of the month following an employee’s date of hire.

Attractive benefits package and incentives for employees in regular status positions are detailed below.

Generous paid time off package, including:

• 12 hours of vacation accrued per month
  • Eligible newly hired employees will have the one-time option to frontload their first year of vacation accruals in compliance with EPP 66 - Vacation Leave! This means you have access to vacation time at time of hire.
• 8 hours of sick accrued per month
• 10 paid holidays and 1 personal day per year

• Monthly accruals (prorated for less than 1.0 FTE)

Other Benefits:

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP):
  • Employer paid 6% PERS retirement contribution (The county currently pays the employee’s share of the retirement contribution.)
  • OPSRP members get vested after five years of contributions or when they reach age 65
• A Choice of Medical Plans that include chiropractic coverage, alternative care, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• A Choice of Dental Plans
• Robust EAP and wellness programs, including gym discounts and wellness education classes
• Longevity pay
• Other retirement Savings Options that allow for additional retirement funds savings, including an option to contribute a portion of employee earnings on a pre or post-tax basis to a 457b Deferred Compensation Plan
• A variety of additional optional benefits (see links below for additional information)

Employees must work a minimum of 30 hours per week to receive full benefits. Employees working 20 - 29 hours per week are eligible for medical benefits for themselves and family members. Medical plans cover the employee and all eligible dependents (including spouse/domestic partner and/or children) at a reasonable cost.

This is a part time County position represented by the Employees' Association.

Employees' Association (EA) Part Time Benefits

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Clackamas County’s District Attorney's Office is seeking an experienced and collaborative individual to join our Criminal Prosecution team as a Part Time, Limited Term Paralegal Specialist. This position will work 28 hours per week and is grant funded. We expect employment in this limited term position to last approximately two (2) to two and a half (2.5) years.

If selected for this position, you will be primarily responsible for reviewing and processing public records requests and expungement applications. Other duties include working closely with Deputy District Attorneys to perform legal research, draft legal documents, and assist in the preparation of cases for hearings and trials.

We are seeking a motivated individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills, who works well independently, taking initiative to investigate and problem-solve issues that arise. This role will require working well under pressure, and the incumbent should have strong organizational and prioritization skills to balance multiple work assignments, while having high attention to detail.
Paralegal Specialists are assigned to teams prosecuting property/financial crimes, elder abuse, arson, major vehicular crimes, controlled substance, and weapons offenses, but may also be assigned to provide support for homicide or other violent crime prosecution

As an employee of the Clackamas County District Attorney's office, which plays a role in providing justice and upholding the rule of law, you are required to meet the highest standards of professional conduct and ethics while on the job, and also to maintain those same high standards when taking actions in your personal life that could reflect on the Department.

Required Minimum Qualifications/ Transferrable Skills:*

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience working in a legal office setting that would provide the required knowledge and skills to perform the responsibilities of this position, including experience in each of the following areas:
  • Working with confidential and/or sensitive information
  • Drafting, proofing, and preparing legal documents and correspondence
  • Providing customer service and/or responding to customer inquiries
  • Researching information, tracking, compiling, and monitoring data, and/or maintaining records in databases, spreadsheets, and paper filing systems
  • Working with internal and external parties to provide services, clarify, problem solve, and/or obtain additional information
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience establishing priorities and managing workload with minimal supervision while adhering to strict and sometimes conflicting deadlines

Preferred Special Qualifications/Transferrable Skills:*

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working in a District Attorney’s Office
• Experience interpreting and/or analyzing Oregon Criminal laws and statutes
• Experience working with a Legal Case Management System, such as Prosecutor By Karpel (PbK) Case Management System
• Law Enforcement Data Systems (LEDS) Certification
• Experience using Oregon eCourt Case Information (OECI) and CLASSWeb systems
• Paralegal Certificate or an Associate's Paralegal Program Degree
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• Must successfully pass an extensive background investigation including national fingerprint records check.
• All positions within the County's Criminal Justice agencies must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Driving may be necessary for County business. For position(s) with occasional/incidental driving, incumbents must possess a valid driver's license. Accommodation requests for an acceptable alternative method of transportation will be reviewed on an individual basis in compliance with State and Federal legislation. For position(s) with regular driving, incumbent(s) must also possess and maintain an acceptable driving record throughout the course of employment.

Post-Employment Requirements:
Within 60 days of hire:

• Possession of Law Enforcement Data Systems (LEDS) certification

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Drafts legal documents including, but not limited to, opinions, motions, orders, memoranda of law, discovery demands, subpoenas and affidavits of service, certificates of compliance and protective order requests.
• Assists in preparing cases for hearings and trials; analyzes case documents such as financial, medical and phone records; reviews and organizes files, coordinates appointments with witnesses; gathers evidence and prepares and organizes discovery/exhibits for charging assessments, grand jury and trial.
• Conducts legal research utilizing electronic and web-based applications; identifies relevant judicial decisions, statutes, legal articles, codes and other pertinent materials; compiles and organizes research materials; reviews, interprets and monitors new and updated laws and regulations; prepares written analysis as requested.
• In response to public records requests, identifies records and redacts sensitive information from documents to be released; manages and reviews expungement applications and assesses defendants’ eligibility to have a conviction set aside; prepares analysis and expunction recommendation for attorney review.
• Analyzes documents received for legal/factual sufficiency and accuracy prior to submitting to an attorney for further action.
• Drafts legal correspondence for attorney's signature, including motions, written reports, opinions for public record requests and appeals.

Thorough knowledge of: Oregon Criminal law, Federal and state codes, laws, statues, court systems, and procedures. Legal principles, concepts, systems, processes, and terminology; methodology, concepts, and principles of legal research; English composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation; interpersonal communication skills and customer service techniques; legal time constraints and statutory deadlines for legal filings; criminal law and associated terminology; methods and procedures of discovery and trial; legal ethics.
Working knowledge of: Public Record Law and assessments; expungement appeals.
Skill to: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with attorneys, law enforcement, crime victims, witnesses, court officials and other agency personnel, other County staff and the public; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; analyze, identify, evaluate and extract pertinent information from a wide variety of documents and computerized sources; accurately redact sensitive information including financial or personal information; research statutes and legal references, and summarize research results into appropriate legal documents and memoranda; prepare legal documents; read, understand, and interpret applicable Oregon Criminal Law and Federal codes, laws and statutes; organize and prioritize work to meet timelines; provide responsive, high-quality service to County employees, representatives of outside agencies and members of the public by providing accurate, complete and up-to-date information, in a courteous, efficient and timely manner.

Duties involve exposure to cases and evidence related to charges of homicide and violent crime which contains emotionally upsetting or disturbing information.

This position works 28 hours per week (2 – 8 hour days and 1 – 4 hour day). Specific days and hours of work will be discussed with the candidate selected for this position at the time an offer of employment is extended.

Please Note: This position is designated as on-site/in-person. It is expected that the selected candidate will perform duties at the specified on-site work location, however this position is eligible to work up to two remote days per month. Telework locations cannot be located outside Oregon or Washington.

This part time grant funded position is limited term and is expected to last approximately two to two and a half years.

Clackamas County is in a prime location in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area and is recognized nationally as one of the most livable areas in the United States. Located on the southern edge of the City of Portland and extending to the top of Mt. Hood, Clackamas County is part of a thriving region in the Northwest. It has a population of about 420,000 residents.

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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Clackamas County District Attorney's Office is required by state law to represent the state in felony prosecutions, misdemeanor prosecutions, grand jury proceedings, mental commitment hearings, child support actions, family abuse prevention hearings, and juvenile delinquency and dependency hearings.

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Guiding Principles:

To honor diversity and to treat all persons with respect.

To involve victims and community partners in creating an effective and responsive department. To strive to be innovative leaders in the field of criminal justice.

To honor victim’s rights and interests throughout all phases of the justice system; to invite victim’s participation in determining how to meaningfully address harm.

To foster open communication and team work in a supportive work environment. To demonstrate ethical and honest behavior in all that we do.

Clackamas County only accepts online applications.

Help With Your Application:

Application Process

Help with the Application

If you have any questions or issues you may contact the Department of Human Resources at 503-655-8459 or e-mail us. Our office hours are Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (closed on Fridays).

HOW TO CLAIM VETERAN'S PREFERENCE

Request Veterans' Preference

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VISA SPONSORSHIP

Clackamas County does not offer visa sponsorships. Once a job applicant has accepted a position, they will be required to complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States prior to their first day.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Clackamas County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential elements that create and foster a welcoming workplace. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.

If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the Department of Human Resources prior to the recruitment close date. You may request an accommodation during the online application process.

Lindsay Roberts, Recruiter
LRoberts2@clackamas.us