Legal Research Assistant

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Agency

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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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Full/Part-Time

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Job Description

This position is located in the Legal Division of the ABLE Commission in Oklahoma City, OK.

This is a grant-funded position.

Positions in this job family will be assigned responsibilities involving legal research work, investigating facts and preparing documents to provide technical legal assistance.

• Conduct Legal Research – Perform in-depth legal research on statutes, regulations, and case law related to tobacco sales, youth access

  laws, and administrative enforcement procedures to support ongoing investigations and prosecutions.

• Prepare Legal Documents – Draft and organize legal documents such as complaints, motions, subpoenas, and memoranda for use in

  administrative hearings and court proceedings related to underage tobacco sales violations.

• Support Case Preparation and Prosecution – Assist attorneys with evidence review, case file management, and hearing preparation,

  including compiling exhibits and summaries to support enforcement actions.

• Coordinate with Enforcement Agents – Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders, including law enforcement and public

  health officials, to track violations, monitor compliance, and support the legal team’s case strategy.

The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:

• Researches legal data; prepares rough drafts and/or final forms of briefs and arguments.

• ​Conducts field investigations to ensure accuracy of data and facts.

• Locates and assembles legal material for use in docketing of cases.

• Assists attorneys in the preparation and filing of court actions.

• Answers inquiries concerning legal issues from the public and agency personnel.

• Locates and interviews witnesses; serves notices and copies of pleadings.

• Develops and maintains files on research resources; maintains law library.

Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.

This is the entry level of the job family; incumbents are responsible for performing all functions. Incumbents will gain a basic understanding of Oklahoma statutes, rules and the Oklahoma Constitution.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required include knowledge of legal procedures and documents; of the rules of evidence pertinent to field investigations; of the sources of information used in locating records and persons; of interviewing techniques; of legal report writing techniques; and of legal terminology.

Ability is required to conduct legal research; to prepare materials for use in court; to interview witnesses; to evaluate, summarize and report results of research; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Education and Experience requirements consist of completion of eighteen semester hours from an accredited school of law; or completion of an American Bar Association approved legal research assistant program; or completion of a bachelor's degree in legal studies.

• Some agencies may require incumbents to be enrolled in law school, with this level fulfilling law school internship requirements.

• Some agencies may require incumbents to perform in-court duties in appellate, capital and/or non-capital areas of public sector criminal law.

• Successful applicants must be willing to submit to a thorough background

  investigation. Certain events automatically disqualify an applicant, such as, felony conviction

  ; admission of an undetected crime that, if known, would have been a felony

  charge; failure to pay federal or state income tax; positive confirmed drug urine test; illegal

  use of a controlled substance within certain time frames.

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.