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GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Administrative Law Division is seeking a legal assistant to provide support for several attorneys. This position provides the opportunity for growth and advancement in a collegial and professional law office. The ideal candidate will have superb attention to detail and great people skills. The Administrative Law Division has both litigation and general counsel practices. The work involves coordinating legal activities; researching, analyzing, drafting, proofing, and cite-checking legal documents; redacting confidential information; and assisting attorneys and other support staff with successful case management. Additional work includes managing case files and filing in state and federal courts. This position may assist the office manager with high-level administrative work, including case assignment processes and report submissions. The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the States law firm, the OAG provides exemplary legal representation in diverse areas of law. OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits (https://ers.texas.gov/Benefits-at-a-Glance) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans. ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS Assists counsel with drafting, preparing, reviewing, and editing pleadings, motions, briefs, abstracts, legislative histories, petitions, summary judgment motions and responses, rules and other legal documents for use in trials, appeals, hearings, administrative hearings, and other administrative and agency proceedings Prepares pleading shells and related documents Prepares and cite checks briefs using proper citation method from the Bluebook and Greenbook; creates Table of Contents and Table of Authorities for briefs Researches legal and other sources as required and checks citations and case history, quotations, footnotes, and references for accuracy Reviews and performs redacting of confidential documents for filing with various courts Electronically files pleadings with various state and federal courts Schedules, calendars, assists, and prepares attorneys for hearings, trials, agency or committee meetings, appellate arguments, depositions, docket call, and administrative hearings Assists attorneys and support staff with case management Keeps and maintains physical and digital case files Communicates with state agencies, court personnel, and outside entities Monitors attorneys mail; maintains calendars for multiple attorneys Assists attorneys with discovery including the drafting, responding, and calendaring of interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and other requests for information in accordance with local, state, federal, and agency rules and procedures Performs related work as assigned Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions Attends work regularly in compliance with agreed-upon work schedule Ensures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Legal Assistant II: Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university; experience in the following (or closely related) fields may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis: paralegal, legal secretary, or general office experience in an administrative law or civil litigation environment Experience in proper citation form (in particular the Greenbook and the Bluebook) Knowledg of general office practices Knowledge of and familiarity with legal documents and terminology Knowledge and familiarity with confidential documents and ability to perform redactions Knowledge of research methods (in particular Westlaw and LexisNexis) and techniques Knowledge of administrative and court procedures and public notice requirements Skill in cite-checking Skill in the use of computers and applicable software Skill in the use of office equipment Skill in understanding and processing information Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines Skill in effective oral and written communication Skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making Ability to work in person at assigned OAG work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated OAG work space within OAG work location, and perform in-person work with coworkers (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave). Ability to receive and respond positively to constructive feedback Ability to work cooperatively with others in a professional office environment Ability to supervise others Ability to provide excellent customer service Ability to conduct research Ability to draft, prepare, and interpret legal documents Ability to evaluate and relate findings to cases in question Ability to arrange for personal transportation for business-related travel Ability to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSA Ability to lift and relocate 30 lbs. Ability to travel (including overnight travel) up to 5% Legal Assistant III All of the above qualifications of a Legal Assistant II, PLUS: Experience: One additional year of full-time legal assistant experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience as a legal assistant in a civil litigation environment Experience as a legal assistant in Administrative Law Experience using MS Word and Excel; experience creating tables of contents and authorities Experience with shepardizing, Westlaw, and other related computerized legal research Experience with redacting confidential documents Experience with electronic filing in state and federal courts TO APPLY To apply for a job with the OAG, electronic applications can be submitted through CAPPS Recruit. A State of Texas application must be completed to be considered, and paper applications are not accepted. Your application for this position may subject you to a criminal background check pursuant to the Texas Government Code. Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_Legal.pdf THE OAG IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER