PARALEGAL III (OGC)

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Paralegal III is the Community’s highest legal paraprofessional position in the Office of the General Counsel.

The Paralegal III assists and supports attorneys with legal researching, analyzing law sources such as statutes,

record judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions, and legal codes. The Paralegal III contributes to

moderately complex aspects of a project, and may direct the work of clerical or other support staff. The work

and level of the position is non-routine and is performed under the general supervision of one or more attorneys

and in concert with outside departments and agencies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 Work closely with attorneys in conducting legal research, updating and revising the GRIC Code and

Constitution, legal memoranda and other legal documents for litigation or in the legal representation of the

Community. Perform administrative assistant duties for Council appointed/delegated teams, which includes

meeting preparations, minute recording, transcription, and motion sheet preparation.

 Perform research within Community databases and repositories to include repositories managed by other

agencies: perform research within Community Code. Gather, review, verify and ensure completeness and

appropriateness of file documentation.

 Organize and track files for important transactions or case documents, including pleadings and voluminous

discovery documents; create and maintain a case-management database: enter data into document tracking

database used for internal routing.

 Draft legal court documents, such as pleadings, motions, affidavits, subpoenas, transactional documents,

contracts, real estate leases, resolutions and ordinances: provide edits to working drafts of documents.

 Assist General Counsel with the compilation and preparation of the OGC annual report. Review monthly

reports submitted by in-house counsel.

 Assist with researching and preparing various documents related to per capita including, but not limited to

garnishments, trust terminations, and final trust distributions.

 Assist in preparing grant proposal applications for forecasts of Water Management, Planning and Pre-

Development funding support for the Community.

 Assist in the preparation of official filings for litigation in the Gila River Tribal Court, Arizona Courts, Federal

District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.