Legal Assistant II and III

This vacancy is with Department of the Attorney General, in the Child Support Enforcement Agency Division. Performs substantive legal work which attorneys otherwise perform, except that Legal Assistants may not give independent legal advice, appear in court, or perform other duties that may constitute the unauthorized practice of law. Legal Assistants perform services such as providing preliminary legal consultation services, performing legal research and preparing summaries, preparing cases for court hearings, and writing drafts or outlines of legal documents.

Responsibilities

Providing preliminary legal consultation services; Performing legal research and preparing summaries of specific decisions, laws, statutes and legal subjects; Preparing cases for court hearings including collection, analysis and evaluation of evidence for use by attorneys in court; Writing drafts or outlines of briefs, memos, legal opinions, stipulations, orders and other legal documents for review, approval and use by attorneys; Level II is the independent worker in the series; Level III is the journey worker level providing the full range of Legal Assistant services and may include training new Legal Assistant employees.

Requirements

Legal Authorization to Work: must be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States; Four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience comparable to a bachelor's degree OR Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree; For Legal Assistant II: Two (2) years of paralegal work experience demonstrating knowledge of rules of evidence, legal system and procedures, legal research methods and sources of legal information, ability to understand and explain legal processes and procedures, evaluate and analyze facts and legal issues, prepare legal reports, documents and correspondence, speak clearly, and follow oral and written instructions; For Legal Assistant III: Four (4) years of paralegal work experience with the same knowledge and abilities; Experience as a legal stenographer or legal secretary involving only checking, filing, processing legal forms and documents is not qualifying; Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements apply.

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program