Paralegal / Intake Officer Jobs

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) seeks to hire a Paralegal / Intake officer for its Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB). The IEB is an enforcement agent for regulatory matters under the gaming and sports wagering laws. The Paralegal works under the supervision of the Chief Enforcement Counsel/Assistant Director of the IEB in a collaborative, team environment that includes Gaming Agents, Financial Investigators, and State Police assigned to the IEB, as well as staff assigned to the Licensing Division.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist with the appeal hearing process by creating and maintaining an appropriate filing system for documents; working with attorneys in the Chief Enforcement Counsel’s Office and the IEB Investigators to gather documents and prepare exhibits for distribution prior to each hearing; and communicating with the Clerk of the Commission.

• Assist the Chief Enforcement Counsel’s attorneys with proofreading and formatting reports and other materials, and with the creation and preparation of materials for Commission meetings.
• Schedule and attend meetings with MGC staff and external parties.
• Collect and prepare documentation to support enforcement action by the IEB or the Commission.
• Request and collect documents from courts or other agencies.
• Establish or maintain an appropriate tracking and filing system for hard copy and digital records.

• Monitor dedicated intake emails for individuals and operators to submit information that falls under their reporting obligations, and filing these disclosures as appropriate.
• Direct questions from applicants, entities, or operators to a relevant staff member, as necessary.
• Send “Secure-File-Transfer” transmissions to intended recipients.
• Draft and send correspondence to individuals, entities, and operators as necessary to inform them of the IEB’s decisions and, as applicable, their right to appeal.
• Organize incoming mail and directing it to intended recipients.

• Review reported investigative hours and prepare reimbursement memoranda.
• Monitor and log reports of fines levied by gaming and sports wagering regulators in other jurisdictions.

Our Benefits: Hybrid work environment; MA State Retirement Plan (Pension); a 9000 sq. foot on-site Fitness Center; Tuition Remission for yourself and your spouse to MA Community Colleges and State Universities; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance; 12 paid Holidays; Deferred Compensation 457(b) Plan; Flex Spending for Healthcare, Daycare, and Transportation; Three weeks’ Vacation to start , three Personal Days and 15 Sick Days per year; Health Insurance Buy-out option.