Paralegal, Public Records

To serve as a professional staff employee of the Indiana State Police whose primary responsibility is to assist the Department's Legal Counsel and members of the Legal Office.

Requirements

• Learn and apply the Indiana Code to Access to Public Records requests for the determination of the release or denial of records
• Research and analyze law sources, including statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal codes related to public records
• Process incoming Public Records Requests within the allotted timeframe
• Review and process law enforcement recordings with appropriate redactions per Indiana Code
• Prepare legal documents for review and approval by the Legal Counsel
• Learn the Indiana Trial Rules regarding discovery to non-parties
• Coordinate assembly of documentation required as the result of subpoenas and discovery requests
• Maintain files and responsive records
• Answer phone inquiries
• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally with both members of the public and staff
• Ability to learn various records systems and rules for usage
• Review the Indiana Code and Indiana Administrative Code to make proposals regarding potential language changes