Paralegal

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Paralegal
The candidate must possess the ability to meet stringent deadlines that are critical to the work of the Office of Institutional Equity. Support the Assistant Vice Provost/Title IX Coordinator and Equity Compliance Investigators with high level paralegal support and case management -ensuring timely communication and documentation in our case management systems of EEO and Title IX complaints; communicate with partners in Security and Student Affairs and the Office of General Counsel regarding cases under investigation; and communication with parties regarding case updates. Assist in complaint intake and preliminary assessments; familiarity with Title IX, employment and EEO case law and statutes and regulations affecting higher education a plus. Ability to prepare chronologies and other analyses, and draft correspondence, case summaries, and briefing memos in support of equity compliance complaints. In coordination with OIE's program coordinator, Student Affairs and Security, maintain equity compliance case management systems/databases. Communicate with equity compliance investigators regarding status of cases. Draft case-related correspondence with parties and witnesses. Track workflow of complaints and requests for accommodations to be sure that they are processed in a timely manner. Bachelor's Degree or certificate in Paralegal Studies from an accredited institution required. Paralegal Certification preferred. Experience working on Title IX, EEO matters preferred. 5+ years of experience of progressively increasing responsibility required. Additional experience may substitute for required education and additional education may substitute for experience, to the extent permitted by the University's equivalency formula. Working in higher education helpful. Experience working with a case management system such as Advocate or Sharepoint is preferred.

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