LEGAL ASSISTANT - 78673

Job Overview

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) is currently seeking experienced candidates for Legal Assistant in the DHS Office of General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.
• Performing administrative tasks such as processing mail, answering and making telephone calls, notarizing documents, and other administrative tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education equivalent to graduation from an accredited college, university, or professional school with one of the following: an Associate's Degree in Paralegal or Legal Assistant studies; a Bachelor's Degree in Paralegal or Legal Assistant studies; a Paralegal Certificate; or one year (28 semester hours) of graduate level law school.
• OR Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and two years of full-time experience in researching legal issues and documenting findings to assist in building case files, settling legal disputes, and/or providing legal counsel to clients.

Preferred Skills:

• 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.

Possess a working knowledge of all programs administered by the Department of Human Services.

Background Check: This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.