# Paralegal 1 — Administration · Alaska Jobs [← The Board](https://alaskajobs.org/) · [State & local government jobs](https://alaskajobs.org/jobs/government) # Paralegal 1 Administration - **Location** — Anchorage, AK - **PCN** — 021570 - **Salary** — $27.46 Hourly (Range 14) - **Type** — Full Time - **Open to** — Alaska Residents Only - **Bargaining unit** — General Government - **Timing** — Year-round - **Posted** — 2026-07-24 - **Closes** — 2026-08-03 - **Source** — Workplace Alaska (State of Alaska) (synced) Job Description This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. What You Will Be Doing The Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) is recruiting for a Paralegal 1 position in its Public Guardian unit located in Anchorage. Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: Opening new cases, including generating entries of appearance and introductory letters, and preparing paper and electronic (case management database) files; Processing incoming documents, including adding it to the paper and electronic files, providing it to the assigned guardian and/or attorney, and redacting as needed for clients; Closing cases, including ensuring that the paper and electronic files are complete, creating a closing memorandum, and archiving or electronically archiving the file; Requesting documents from the court system and other parties; Drafting and formatting pleadings as needed; Contacting clients, court staff, other attorneys, and experts as needed. Coordinating with Law Office Assistants to help as needed with filing documents with the court and serving parties; maintaining paper files; calendaring hearings; processing incoming and outgoing mail; answering phone calls; and managing daily office needs such as ordering office supplies. Our Organization, Mission, and Culture The Public Guardian section of the Office of Public Advocacy (OPA) provides legal advocacy, guardianship, and conservatorship services to vulnerable adults throughout Alaska. The section includes Public Guardians located in four regional offices, including Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, and Palmer. The Benefits of Joining Our Team The Public Guardian section of OPA is a fast-paced environment made up of individuals who care deeply about the well-being of our clients. We are the appointment of last resort for these vulnerable adults and a place where compassion and problem solving are highly valued. The position is eligible for generous health and retirement benefits. The Working Environment You Can Expect The office is located in beautiful downtown Anchorage, Alaska, near the courthouse. We offer free parking and are within walking distance of many great restaurants and coffee shops. The Paralegal 1 position is an important part of unit’s legal team, which includes three attorneys, a Paralegal 2, and multiple Law Office Assistants. Minimum Qualifications Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences. Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations. Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Equivalent to those typically gained by: Post-secondary and/or vocational education in a legal or legal support area and/or experience preparing, reviewing, or processing legal documents such as affidavits, court reports, demand letters, discovery requests or responses, hearing transcripts, memoranda of advice/instruction/understanding, letters of agreement, motions, legal opinions, subpoenas, and/or writs. Special Note (All Levels): Positions may require incumbents to be able to obtain a Notary Public upon hire, and to be able to pass a criminal background check to meet security requirements for using criminal record networks such as Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) and National Crime Enforcement Information Center/National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NCIC/NLETS). If this requirement is present, it will be stated in the vacancy announcement. Some positions are required to work regular overtime during the standard workweek, on weekends, and/or holidays to provide support to the assigned duty attorney. If this requirement is present, it will be stated in the vacancy announcement. “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Paraprofessional” work is typically associated with and supportive of a professional field. It involves extensive practical knowledge gained through experience and/or specific formal or on-the-job training. Work in these occupations may involve substantial elements of the work of the professional or administrative field, but requires less than full knowledge of the field involved. “Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. “Technical” means performing tasks, methods, procedures, and computations that are covered by established precedents or guidelines and often require a high degree of skill, care, and precision. “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. Additional Required Information Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission. THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify. SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT THE POSITION Formalized paralegal training resulting in a degree or certification, or equivalent experience in a legal environment, is preferred. Incumbent must become a State of Alaska Notary Public. EDUCATION To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials [Apply at the source ↗](https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/jobs/5425174/paralegal-1-pcn-021570) ## Express confidential interest Alaska politics is a small world. If you can't be seen job-hunting, submit a sealed interest : the employer sees only your alias and pitch. Your name and contact stay sealed until they request an introduction and you approve it . 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