ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Hiring for Legal Assistant I-II (22-0045) at AUSTIN, Texas Full Time

Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting in the CAPPS Career Section: https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=00017799You may apply to the job directly through the CAPPS Career Section. It is not necessary to apply both through Work In Texas and CAPPS Career Section GENERAL DESCRIPTIONPerforms routine to complex (journey-level) legal assistant work. Work involves researching, analyzing, investigating, and drafting legal documents and assisting attorneys with case management. Works under moderate supervision, with limited minimal latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is a dynamic state agency with over 4000 employees throughout the State of Texas. The Consumer Protection Division works to protect Texas consumers and the legitimate business community by accepting complaints, conducting investigations, filing civil lawsuits in the public interest to enforce state and federal consumer protection laws, and educating Texans on how to spot and avoid possible scams. The Division has regional offices in Austin, San Antonio, Pharr, Dallas, El Paso, and Houston. OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits(https://ers.texas.gov/Benefits-at-a-Glance) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work and make a positive difference in the lives of Texans.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSDrafts, prepares, reviews, and edits pleadings such as petitions, dispositive and evidentiary motions, briefs, abstracts, legislative histories, petitions, summary judgments and other legal documents for use in trials, appeals, hearings, administrative hearings, and other administrative and agency proceedings; also draft, maintain and organize necessary administrative reports/excel spreadsheetsPrepares, coordinates and schedules discovery and discovery responses for use in legal proceedings; to include but not limited to drafting, scheduling response due dates, and sending out interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions and other requests for information in accordance with local, state, federal and agency rules and procedures; and bates labeling, redacting and coordinating discovery requests with client agenciesAssists in all phases of trial preparation, including setting hearings/depositions/meetings, ordering demonstrative aides, organizing trial notebooks and exhibits, scheduling witnesses for trial, and handling exhibits during the trialFiles pleadings with court and reviews mail and maintains calendar/docket, files, case openings and closingsResearches and analyzes legal sources such as statutes, case law, administrative records, opinions and rules and regulations; prepares memoranda on research findingsCoordinates the service of subpoenas, notices of deposition, and preparation of other legal documentsChecks citations quotations, footnotes, and references for accuracy; shepardizes casesSchedules, attends, assists and prepares attorneys for hearings, trials, agency meetings, appellate arguments, depositions, docket calls, administrative hearings or committee meetings and meetings with complainants, witnesses and expert witnessesAssists with coordinating, assembling and preparing evidence, exhibits, affidavits and other documents for use in legal proceedings as well as assist attorneys and support staff with case management; organizing case files; preparing chronologies, fact summaries, and witness files, and attending initial interviews and depositionsPerforms related work as assignedMaintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functionsAttends work regularly in compliance with agreed-upon work scheduleEnsures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected informationComplies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrityQualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation: Graduation from high school or equivalentEducation: Bachelors degree from an acc