Paralegal Specialist

1 month ago


Columbia, South Carolina, United States Office Of Justice Programs Full time
Compliance and Enforcement Activity Support and Administration

Review, process and prepare documents covering diverse and complex legal issues or problems, such as carrying out case development and documentation activities as a case progresses through the office's review process.

Communicate with complainants and/or recipient staff regarding ongoing compliance activities, including investigations.

Support attorney staff during telephonic and video interviews of complainants, recipient staff or other witnesses, including through detailed note-taking and formal documentation of interview responses.

Travel with attorney staff as necessary for on-site compliance activities and supports attorney staff.
Organize claims processing data into reports for review by OCR staff.

Serve as point of coordination for legal correspondence and communication between OCR and state administering agencies on compliance with the methods of administration (MOA) requirement of the DOJ's regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1963 and other statutes that OCR enforces.

Develop, recommend and implement policies and procedures relevant to the legal review of compliance materials, including complaints from the public and submissions from recipients of federal funding.

Legal Evaluation and Recommendations

Examine and evaluate incoming correspondence, complaints and other written reports to determine the legal issues involved.

Review and analyze incoming correspondence and data from recipients of federal funding, including documents relating to state administering agencies' methods of administering subawards of federal funds.

Respond to anticipated and unanticipated changes in judicial and/or administrative law, policy and program direction.

Legal and Other Research


Perform legal research and analysis of assigned areas, such as research into federal, state and local laws, regulations and cases relating to civil rights.

Work with attorneys and senior staff to develop information necessary for the office's investigative work and participates in special projects dealing with legal issues which are novel or involve implementation of new laws, regulations or agency interpretations.

Conduct funding research using internal and external databases to determine whether particular entities are receiving DOJ financial assistance.
Conduct preliminary analysis of the legal sufficiency of information contained in compliance submissions from recipients of federal funding.

Assist in managing the acquisition, cataloging, distribution and dissemination of knowledge management items relevant to all of OCR's work.


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