Legal Assistant - Litigation

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

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Job Description

Title: Legal Assistant

Unit: Litigation

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Schedule: Full-time

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is currently seeking a full-time Legal Assistant for our Litigation Unit.

Essential Functions:

• Providing legal assistance to multiple attorneys with the preparation of pleadings, briefs, exhibits, correspondence, discovery and court filings.
• Interacting with various courts, clients, court reporters, lawyers and staff and maintain positive relations with each.
• Preparing and processing correspondence and memoranda as well a complex legal documents, draft routine cover letters and documents.
• Proofreading documents and checking for proper formatting, spelling and grammar; complete revisions, prepare redline documents as directed.
• Performing clerical duties such as prepare outgoing mail; coordinate activities with runners; scan and photocopy materials; and keep up with attorneys’ deadlines and caseloads.  
• Maintaining electronic and paper files as necessary.    
• Managing attorney calendars and scheduling meetings, depositions and other tasks related calendar/docket due dates.
• Providing trial support duties as necessary from exhibit preparation to operation of trial equipment during trial.

Minimum Qualifications:

• In addition to ECF experience, knowledge of state and federal filing procedures and rules of civil procedure are required; 10th Circuit filing procedures and rules are a plus.
• Applicant must be detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills; excellent spelling, grammar and proofreading skills; proficiency in Microsoft Word, Adobe Pro, Excell and Outlook.
• Must have the ability to prepare a variety of complex pleadings and correspondence, including Table of Authorities and Indexing, as well as the ability to prioritize workflow and address new priorities as they arise.
• Heavy litigation experience is preferred, including but not limited to trial preparation; summarizing depositions; organizing and reviewing discovery; managing each attorney’s caseload.

All applicants must agree in writing to complete, and satisfactorily pass, a background investigation.

The Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General is an equal employment employer and does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, sex/gender, color, age, national origin, genetic information, religion, or disability, so long as the disability does not render the person unable to perform the essential functions of the position for which employed with a reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodations are needed to apply for this position, please contact OAG Human Resources at (405) 521-3921 or HR@oag.ok.gov. All employees of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General are “at will” employees.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.