Job details
Salary $36,636 - $47,628 a year job type full-time
Full job description
Executive service
Legal assistant
Department of human services
Nashville, tn
Target range: $36,636.00 - $47,628.00 yearly
Closing date: 10/12/2021
Please visit the link below to view job description:
Https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/human-services/documents/legal%20assistant%20posting%20nashville%20-%20september%202021.pdf
There is no probationary period associated with this position.
Who we are and what we do:
Dhs mission:
To build strong families by connecting tennesseans to employment,education and support services.
Dhs vision:
To revolutionize the customer experience through innovation and a seamless network of services.
Dhs values:
High performance
Collaboration
Continuous
Improvement
A shared vision
Customer-centered
Solutions
How you make a difference in this role:
The office of general counsel provides legal advice to dhs programs, legal representation in judicial and administrative litigation affecting the department, prepares departmental rules, and prepares legislation for and analysis of legislation affecting the department.
The legal assistant is responsible for:
Providing general and administrative support to ogc attorneys,
Being knowledgeable of departmental policies, statutes, and regulations,
Maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external ogc partners, and
Providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
Key responsibilities:
Creating, maintaining, and updating case and litigation files.
Drafting and proofreading various legal documents, including case pleadings, departmental regulations, proposed legislation, etc.
Filing documents with appropriate administrative and judicial offices.
Uploading eeoc responses to the eeoc portal.
Preparing exhibits for litigation and other cases.
Accompanying attorneys to administrative and judicial hearings to assist with files, exhibits and documents.
Conducting legal research and summarizing findings of case law, statutes, and regulations.
Compiling and preparing reports.
Administrative tasks such as processing mail, answering and making telephone calls, notarizing documents, and other administrative tasks.
Possess a working knowledge of all programs administered by the department of human services
Minimum qualifications:
Education equivalent to graduation from an accredited college, university, or professional
School with one of the following:
(1) an associate`s degree in paralegal or legal assistant
Studies; (2) a bachelor`s degree in paralegal or legal assistant studies; (3) paralegal
Certificate; or (4) one year (28 semester hours) of graduate level law school.
Two years of experience in a legal office or similar environment performing legal research
And documenting findings, drafting legal pleadings, and assisting attorneys with settling legal
Disputes.
Strong microsoft office skills, including word, outlook, and excel.
Strong skills setting up and facilitating virtual meeting platforms such as cisco webex or microsoft teams.
Maintain confidentiality of cases.
Ability to conduct legal research using westlaw.
Required experience:
Applicants may be subject to background checkAny position could ultimately be designated as work from home, mobile work or free address (i.eEmployees work in office and can choose from various space options based on need for a given day such as private meeting rooms, conference rooms, collaborative spaces and enclaves for individual work assignments.)
Pursuant to the state of tennessee’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy, the state is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplaceIt is the state’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
