Paralegal - Trial Division (Salem)

Initial Posting Date:

03/13/2026

Application Deadline:

03/27/2026

Agency:

Department of Justice

Salary Range:

$5,193 - $7,968

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Paralegal - Trial Division (Salem)

Job Description:

The Oregon Department of Justice, Trial Division is expanding! The Trial Division defends the State of Oregon and all its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and district attorney's offices before the state and federal trial courts in Oregon.  If you are looking for a challenging opportunity with day-to-day variety, this may be the position for you. If selected, you will work closely with Assistant Attorneys General in the Trial Division to investigate, analyze, and prepare cases for litigation. To accommodate growth, we are seeking to hire a seasoned Paralegal for the Salem Legal Office. This position offers a hybrid schedule which requires a minimum of 1 day in the office and up to 4 days remote work after successful completion of training.  In exchange, we'll ensure you are paid well, we'll make work-life balance attainable, and we'll show you the door to professional development and job satisfaction!

Job Duties

Paralegals primarily are responsible for performing specifically delegated legal work which, for the most part, would otherwise have to be performed by an attorney. You’ll be entrusted to (in part):

• Assist in trial and trial preparation, including organizing exhibits, preparing factual portions of pretrial order, consulting with attorneys regarding witnesses' ability to effectively testify at trial, preparing trial notebooks and witness notebooks, tracking trial exhibits, taking notes during trial, coordinating trial witnesses, and suggesting questions or additional documents to be used in examination of witnesses.

• Conduct factual investigation of assigned cases, including arranging, preparing for, and assisting with, subpoenas and document collections from clients and third parties, and conducting interviews of witnesses.

• Independently manage proposed pleadings and correspondence relating to cases.

• Draft discovery requests and responses for your attorneys' review, including requests for production, interrogatories, and requests for admissions, and responses and objections to each of those forms.

• Read, organize, and analyze document production from our client agencies, third parties, and opposing parties.

• Assist in the process of preparing for depositions, including identifying potential exhibits, organizing, and preparing the exhibit sets, and assisting in depositions.

• Work with expert witnesses or consultants on cases and assist them by supplying information and documents necessary for their testimony and reports.

Required Experience

Research suggests that women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they are confident they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. We strongly encourage all interested individuals to apply, and allow us to evaluate the knowledge, skills and abilities that you demonstrate, using an intentional equity lens.

• Two-year Associate degree in Paralegal or Legal Assistant Studies;

OR

• Eighteen months of Paralegal experience;

OR

• Any combination of training and experience that demonstrates experience in legal work, independent judgment, legal terminology pri