Legal Assistant - Civil Rights

Job Posting Title

Legal Assistant - Civil Rights

Agency

049 ATTORNEY GENERAL

Supervisory Organization

Office of Attorney General

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

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

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full / Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

Position Open : Immediately

Position Closed : Open until filled

Title : Legal Assistant

Salary Range : Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Location : Tulsa, OK

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant for our Office of Civil Rights Enforcement ( OCRE ).

Position Summary :

This position will assist the OCRE staff with the following duties :

• Reviewing, scanning, and organizing incoming mail.
• Preparing outgoing mail.
• Communicating in writing and via telephone with internal and external stakeholders.
• Creating and maintaining electronic matter files by internal guidelines.
• Supporting legal case management by organizing files, docketing deadlines and meetings, assisting in preparation of pleadings, exhibits, and briefs, and tracking case progress.
• Performing data entry and maintaining precise records of case-related information.
• Conducting small legal and factual research assignments using online databases and resources.
• Proofreading correspondence, memoranda, briefs, and legal opinions.
• Other duties as may be assigned or required.

All Office of Attorney General employees must maintain integrity and confidentiality of information as required.

Qualifications :

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Pro.
• Professional demeanor.

Preference may be given to candidates with experience as a legal assistant, paralegal or in civil rights or employment law.

All applicants must agree in writing to complete and satisfactorily pass a thorough background investigation by the Office of the Attorney General.

The Oklahoma Office of Attorney General is an equal employment employer. All individuals are welcome to seek employment with the Oklahoma Office of Attorney General regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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 or without a reasonable accommodation.

All employees of the Oklahoma Office of 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 .