Paralegal/Legal Assistant Advanced

Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two (2) weeks of closing date.

Provides paralegal and administrative assistance to attorneys in the Office of General Counsel. The position will primarily assist attorneys with condemnation and inverse condemnation litigation, and other right-of-way matters, including quiet title lawsuits, encroachment proceedings, and various matters involving outdoor advertising, utilities and rail. Preparation of condemnation cases will include review of right-of-way maps and title reports in order to identify persons or entities having a interest in the property that is the subject of the condemnation lawsuit. Position is also responsible for electronic filing of condemnation and other pleadings and overseeing the litigation calendar.

Position requires electronic legal research, experience with the preparation of various legal pleadings, working knowledge of maps and title reports, experience interviewing witnesses and preparing trial exhibits.

Internal executive staff and New Mexico Department of Transportation personnel statewide.

Associate's degree in Paralegal Studies and two (2) years of experience drafting and preparing legal correspondence, conducting legal research and maintaining a case management/tracking system. Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table below.

• Travel may be required.
• Background investigation; and
• Driver's License;
• Defensive Driving Certification;

State of New Mexico employees may be impacted by the Public Health Order dated December 19, 2022, which requires facilities licensed or certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), including all hospital types, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, hospice facilities and rehabilitation facilities, as well as assisted living facilities and adult day care settings, to adhere to all COVID-related requirements prescribed by CMS, including, but not limited to masking and staff vaccination.
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required.

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.