INVESTIGATIVE PARALEGAL - CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT DIVSION - 71789

Executive Service

Our employees can receive two weekly remote workdays per week after they have completed six months.

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is a full-service law firm, representing the State in litigation, transactional matters, and investigations and providing day-to-day legal advice to a wide variety of state entities and officials.

How you make a difference in this role:

The Office's Civil Rights Enforcement Division enforces the Tennessee Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on certain protected characteristics in housing, employment, public accommodations, and education. The Division investigates discrimination complaints, resolves complaints through both formal and informal mediations, and when necessary, files lawsuits on behalf of complainants and the State of Tennessee. Its office is in Nashville, but the Division has statewide enforcement authority.

Key Responsibilities:

Investigative Paralegals in the Civil Rights Enforcement Division work alongside attorneys and investigators under the supervision of the Division Deputy Attorney General. They conduct thorough reviews of discrimination complaints received by the Division, interview complaining parties, and draft complaint summaries that will be used to help guide investigations and identify potential paths to resolution. Investigative paralegals may also assist the Division's attorneys and investigators with gathering and reviewing documents, interviewing witnesses, and drafting investigative reports and recommendations.

• Review complaints to determine whether the Division has jurisdiction
• Interview complainants and other witnesses to gather facts
• Prepare documents, such as complaint summaries, letters, requests for information, investigative plans, and investigative summaries
• Conduct research into case law, statutes, and publicly available information relevant to complaints and investigations
• Refer complainants to external resources when complaints fall outside the Division's jurisdiction
• Gather and log relevant documents from involved parties
• Maintain detailed documentation of all activities
• Organize investigative files
• Other duties as determined by the Division Director

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, or paralegal certification
• At least two years experience as a paralegal strongly preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Eagerness to be an enthusiastic member of a collaborative, collegial team of incredible public servants

Pursuant to the State of Tennessees Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the States policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that persons race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veterans status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.