Paralegal Financial Crimes Intelligence Center

The Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) operates as a centralized reporting hub for banking and financial institutions, as well as the public, staffed by a multidisciplinary team including financial crime investigators, prosecutors, analysts, and forensic accountants. The FCIC’s collaborative and centralized approach enables the identification and resolution of criminal activity patterns across various financial institutions, thereby enhancing public safety. The Paralegal position within the FCIC is responsible for providing high-level support to the FCIC team, focusing on case management, legal research, document drafting, and trial preparation. This role requires strong written and oral communication skills, the ability to work effectively within a professional team environment, and the capacity to manage complex caseloads immediately upon hire. The position is based in Salt Lake City, with occasional travel throughout Utah necessary for litigation and case-related proceedings. Preferred qualifications include at least five years of experience in criminal practice or equivalent paralegal roles, significant experience supporting complex financial fraud cases, and demonstrated expertise in legal research, case management, and handling high-impact legal projects. Responsibilities: Writes or drafts correspondence, reports, documents and/or other written materials. Analyzes, summarizes and/or reviews data; reports findings, interprets results and/or makes recommendations. Searches, retrieves and/or researches public and private records in accordance with applicable state and federal laws governing access to these records. Determine needs in discovery, and/or completes discovery; participates in decision making and strategy sessions in preparing cases for court and determining evidence to be used. Maintains document control, tracking and tracing; reviews case files and/or digests trial folders, etc. Prepare trial or hearing materials including designing questionnaires, organizing evidence, preparing trial displays and exhibits, locating, obtaining, tracking and disseminating information/evidence, etc. Manages trial exhibits and evidence; ensures procedures are followed/completed; takes notes and makes observations during proceeding; participates in planning and strategy sessions, etc. Plans and meetings. The FCIC paralegal position demands advanced skills, independent decision-making, and the ability to handle complex legal tasks and effective case management in support of the Center's mission.