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Senior Paralegal (Legal Assistant II) - Labor Unit
State of ColoradoUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jul 2026
💰 $96,768/yr($72,264/yr – $96,768/yr)
About the role
Posting number: LAA-00011-7/2026
Department: Department of Law
Job classification: Legal Assistant II
Posting type: Open
Categories: Legal, Paraprofessional, Office and Administrative Support
Summary
This position is open only to Colorado State residents.
This job announcement is being extended. If you have already applied, you do not need to resubmit your application materials.
This job announcement is being extended. If you have already applied, you do not need to resubmit your application materials.
The Labor Unit within the State Services Section is seeking a Senior Paralegal to join its dedicated team serving the people of Colorado. The Unit provides general counsel to three key state agencies: the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA), and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA). Our work spans a broad range of responsibilities, including representing our clients in litigation in state, federal, and administrative courts at the trial and appellate levels. The Unit also advises clients on day-to-day legal issues, board representation, open meetings and open records matters, rulemaking, and drafting both formal and informal legal opinions.
WHO WE ARE
Learn more about the Colorado Attorney General’s Office here.
Examples of duties
The Labor Unit provides legal services to various divisions within the Colorado Department of Personnel, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the Board of Assessment of Appeals in the Department of Local Affairs. This position supports Labor Unit attorneys across all aspects of their legal work while also handling key office management and organizational tasks. Responsibilities include researching, reviewing, organizing, and drafting legal pleadings; coordinating directly with clients and opponents and drafting pleadings, settlement memos, and settlement agreements in enforcement matters; drafting aspects of pleadings and appellate briefs such as tables of contents and authorities and analyzing appellate and civil procedure rules to ensure compliance therewith; and verifying factual and procedural information. The role also involves assisting with witness preparation for hearings, depositions, interviews, and other trial-related needs, as well as supporting attorneys in presenting evidence before the Office of Administrative Courts and in state and federal district courts. Additionally, this position serves as a liaison among attorneys, client agencies, pro se litigants, witnesses, other Department of Law units, the Office of Administrative Courts, and state and federal trial and appellate courts.
This recruitment may be used to fill other Legal Assistant II positions in the State Services Section at the Department of Law.
Salary note: Although a salary range is listed, salary will be set commensurate with the successful candidate's qualifications and in compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Salary will be paid on a biweekly basis.
Qualifications
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Residency Requirement:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Class Code & Classification Description:
H5E2XX
Minimum Qualifications: Please document all relevant experience in detail on your application. Experience will not be inferred or assumed. Any part-time experience listed will be prorated.
Minimum qualifications are:
Paralegal certificate obtained through either an American Bar Association (ABA) approved paralegal studies program or an accredited institution AND one (1) year of paralegal experience
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