Job Description

Legal Assistant

Onsite Role at Indianapolis, IN

Contract Duration: 2 years with extensions

Hourly Pay: $25/hour

Job Description:

The Sex and Violent Offender Registration Review Coordinator will assist the Department in its statutory responsibilities related to sex and violent offender registration. Since 2006, the Department has worked with local law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, supervisory officials, and other justice professionals around the state and country to implement state sex and violent offender registration obligations.

Responsibilities:

The Indiana Department of Correction is looking for a bright, self-motivated individual to collect court documents, analyze and manage registration data, create and complete reviews, and communicate the review determination to local law enforcement:

• Collect court and registration documentation from local, state, and federal jurisdictions
• Review and analyze legal documents, criminal codes, court orders, etc.
• Update Department, state, and federal tracking tools along with the Indiana Sex and
• Violent Offender Registry
• Create and complete reviews so that a registration determination can be made
• Work with staff in the division and local law enforcement to maintain records

Requirements:

• Legal education
• Legal research experience (e.g., Westlaw, INcite, Doxpop)
• Familiarity with criminal history records (e.g., Triple Is, affidavits of probable cause, conviction/sentencing documentation, pre-sentence investigation reports, court
• orders) and where they are maintained
• Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret criminal and administrative code, policies
• and procedures, legal documents, etc.
• Ability to maintain discretion when working with confidential information
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships
• Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• and work under time constraints
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications

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