Legal Assistant - Legal Counsel Unit

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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

Salary Range:  Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Location:  Oklahoma City, OK 

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

Position Summary:

The Legal Counsel Unit provides legal advice and representation to state agencies, boards and commissions on a daily basis.  This representation includes advising agencies concerning the lawful discharge of their duties and powers; representing agencies in administrative proceedings, employment proceedings and some civil and appellate litigation; prosecuting holders of professional licenses before Boards that grant said licenses.

Qualifications:

Applicants must possess excellent communication and computer skills. Applicants must be detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills; excellent spelling and grammar skills; and be proficient with computer software applications such as Excel, Word, Microsoft Office Suite, QuattroPro, Outlook and Workday. Background in Lotus Notes is beneficial, but not required.

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.