Paralegal Supervisor (Internal Hennepin County Attorneys Office applicants only)

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office (CAO) is seeking to fill a Paralegal Supervisor position in the Community Prosecution division and create a list for future vacancies across the department. This Paralegal Supervisor will oversee paralegal teams, provide guidance, assign tasks, and optimize workflow to enhance productivity, with a sharp focus on organizational efficiency, and will effectively drive collaboration within the paralegal team.

Location and hours:

This position is hybrid and will be located at the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis at 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487 and remote as job duties require. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, any time between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

About the position type:

This is a full time, benefit earning position. You must be a current regular or probationary employee of the Hennepin County Attorney's Office to apply for this position.

Note:

Limited duration employees are not eligible. This position is internally classified as a Legal Support Services Manager. Click here to view the job classification specification. In this position, you will: Select, train, mentor, and evaluate paralegals, senior paralegals, and/or professional or support staff. Provide work direction, resolve staff questions and problems, ensure daily adequate staffing relevant to workload, and monitor workflow and compliance with deadlines. Establish, develop, and implement policies, procedures, and plans for paralegal workloads. Recommend, review, and propose appropriateness of legal steps/actions and complex policy alternatives. Investigate and recommend action regarding complaints about services, operations, policies, or procedures and assist in resolving legal and personnel issues. Serve as management liaison and directly and indirectly work with various county departments and their upper-level management and division heads, other various legal/law enforcement agencies, various outside agencies and organizations, and all County Attorney personnel. Communicate management objectives to staff in work units. Provide leadership to further department-based strategies that align with county goals, mission and core values for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Need to have:

Five or more years of administrative clerical support experience in a legal environment including two years or more of supervisor or lead worker experience.

Nice to have:

Experience:

Supervising and/or managing staff, including a team of paralegals. Working with various case management systems and databases. Addressing racial equity, gender equity, LGBTQIA equity, neurodiversity equity, differing ability equity. Implementing programs that advance racial equity to reduce disparities. Certification from an accredited legal assistant program. Associate degree or higher in paralegal studies from an accredited college or university.

Ability to:

Communicate technical issues and seek solutions. Provide confidential support to division heads and maintain tact and diplomacy when carrying out job duties. Prioritize and have flexibility to switch tasks quickly. Elicit cooperation and motivate staff. Work effectively with an increasingly ethnically diverse population.

About the department:

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is a fierce advocate for justice and equity, pursuing holistic community safety and providing quality legal services through evidence-informed practices and collaborative problem solving. We prosecute crimes with fairness and integrity. We advocate for victims of crime by seeking meaningful accountability and supporting healing. We use preventive and restorative approaches to address the complex root causes of crime and violence. We engage with partners to pursue system accountability. And we provide proactive and innovative legal services in the areas of mental health, child support, child protection, and civil legal representation for Hennepin County to advance the County's efforts to reduce disparities and enhance the quality of life of our community.

About Hennepin County:

Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive. Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest). Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the elimination of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community. Your future. Made here. This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies. Watch this video for application best practices and tips. This position may have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data. Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a criminal background check. If you have any questions, please contact: Taylor Dahlberg Taylor.

Dahlberg@hennepin.us #LI-DNI