PARALEGAL (AG)

RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

PARALEGAL/DISTRICT COURT

CRIMINAL DIVISION

Paygrade 8719 ($56,157 - $63,157)

August 6, 2026 – August 21, 2026

About the Office: The Attorney General is the state’s top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of Rhode Island through a broad range of duties. Every day, the Office’s attorneys fight to ensure the public safety of the State’s communities, improve the economic security of its citizens, safeguard the State’s spectacular natural resources, and restore the public’s trust in government. Assistant and Special Assistant Attorneys General represent the people of Rhode Island in civil and criminal matters before trial courts, appellate courts, and the Supreme Courts of Rhode Island and the United States. The Office is unique among Attorneys General Offices across the country. Out of fifty states, only two other offices share the same broad criminal mission. The Office’s attorneys prosecute complex and violent crimes and functionally serve as one of the nation’s largest district attorney’s offices, prosecuting all felonies throughout the state.

Responsibilities: The position offers a unique and challenging experience for a highly motivated person.  The office is seeking a paralegal that will be responsible for paralegal duties in the District/Family Court Unit within the Criminal Division.  Responsibilities include assisting prosecutors handling the Family Court calendars, ensuring all files are prepared for calendared dates, reviewing case materials, drafting discovery requests and responses and initiating/e-filing cases in the Odyssey/File & Serve portals and Criminal case management system (CMS), and Axon/ Evidence.com; assisting with trial preparation; coordinating with police officers and witnesses; legal research; and any other related duties as instructed by the Unit Chief and Chief Paralegal of the Criminal Division.

Education and Experience: Such as may have been gained through graduation from a senior high school, supplemented by degree/certificate in paralegal studies; or the equivalent in experience. Must be a team player, organized, dependable, able to work under pressure, and possess strong communication skills. Additionally, applicants must exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other support staff, attorneys and law enforcement agencies.  Candidates must be computer literate and adept at learning new computer programs.

If applying for the position via mail or email, there is no need to also      apply through the online system.

How to Apply:  Applicants should mail or email a (1) cover letter summarizing why you are interested and describing the skills and abilities you possess that will enable you to succeed in this position, (2) resume, and (3) list of three references to:

Aida Gomez

Director of Administration

Office of the Attorney General

150 South Main Street, Providence RI  02903

[email protected]

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Attorney General’s Office is stronger, more credible, and more capable when its employees bring diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to their work. The Office encourages all qualified applicants from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and persons with disabilities to apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, or covered veteran status.

Other Information: Finalists will be subject to a full background investigation including reference checks.  All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the background investigation. 

Regular, reliable, and punctual in-person attendance at the employee's assigned worksite is an essential function of this position. The duties and responsibilities of this role require physical presence to ensure effective collaboration, supervision, access to secure or confidential materials, and operational continuity. While the Office may, in its discretion, permit hybrid telework arrangements in certain circumstances and pursuant to the Office's Telework Policy, such arrangements are granted at the sole discretion of the Office based on operational needs. The grant of hybrid telework does not diminish the in-person attendance requirement as an essential function of the position. 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to meet the organization’s ongoing needs.  Performs other duties, as assigned.

Normal office working conditions including frequent sitting, standing, walking, and computer monitor use. Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.

For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
 

Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.