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Description The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources. This position is with our Office of General Counsel department.
Performs highly advanced (senior-level) Legal Assistant work for the Office of General Counsel. Performs Legal Assistant work involving researching, analyzing, investigating, and drafting legal documents, and assisting attorneys with case management. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Benefits:
- Free Parking
- Defined Retirement Benefit Plan.
- Optional 401 (k) and 457 accounts.
- Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Minimum of 96+ Hours of Annual Leave a year **Annual leave increases with length of service.
- Telework policy
- LinkedIn Learning access to on-demand online learning to develop your technical and soft skills
Veterans, Reservist or Guardsman with an MOS or additional duties that fall in the fields of Army -27D Paralegal Specialist; Navy - LN Legalman ; Coast Guard - No military equivalent; Marines -4400 Basic Legal Services Marine; Air Force - 5J0X1 Paralegal or other related fields pertaining to the minimum experience requirement may meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Additional Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_Legal.pdf
In order to receive Veterans' preference, a copy of Form DD#214 is required at time of interview.
Essential Job Duties:
Provides administrative and technical assistance to Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel Directors and staff. Assists in the development of administrative or technical assistance policies and procedures.
Coordinates e-discovery, including oversight of e-Discovery software, coding documents, and case management. Drafts e-discovery responses and objections in assigned cases
Provides consultative services, training and technical assistance for attorneys and legal staff relating to e-Discovery litigation software and the agency's electronic document management system.
Develops and implements effective techniques for evaluating and converting legal documents to electronic media for storage and retrieval including, but not limited to, the agency's e-Discovery software or electronic document management software, all agency contracts and litigation files.
Collects, formats, organizes, codes, indexes, and catalogs legal documents within the agency's electronic document management system for searchability, analysis and retrieval.
Prepares, reviews, and edits correspondence, reports, forms and other documents.
Obtains supporting documentation, assembles exhibits, affidavits and other legal documents for filings, responses, and other related litigations matters. Gathers and analyzes research data, such as statues, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
Assists in the preparation of legal discovery, including the compiling of information and documents for interrogatories, requests for production, disclosure and other discovery requests; analysis of e-discovery litigation support software and electronic document management to develop action plans for the improvement of electronic storage of legal documents and files; with maintenance of law library materials and subscriptions; in the development of e-Discovery litigation support and data management policies and procedures; and with the drafting and preparation of Certificates of Facts and Land Classifications
Assists with conducting conflict checks for the agency: entering requests in database, identifying potential conflicts of interest through internal and external research, interpreting complex research results and first round review and analysis and documenting findings.
Physical Requirements:
This position requires the employee to primarily perform sedentary office work; however, mobility (moving around the work-site) is routinely required to carry out some duties. This position requires extensive computer, telephone and client/customer contact and communication. It requires the ability to move and position oneself as needed for filing and similar routine office duties. The job also requires normal cognitive abilities requiring the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies. It requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions. Ability to read printed materials and computer screens. The individual must be able to move and transport records, documents, boxes, and all related information and materials, weighing up to 20 pounds when required. The individual must be able to remain stationary for long periods of time when commuting to and from assigned destination and when traveling on state business including fieldwork and training assignments.
Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in law or a related field plus three (3) years of legal assistance work.
Preferred Qualifications:
Legal assistance work in State Government or entity.
