OAG - Transportation | Legal Assistant

Come join an exciting and vital team helping provide the roads, bridges, tunnels, and other infrastructure for the fastest-growing state:
Texas! As Texas grows so does its need for transportation infrastructure. To assist the Texas Department of Transportation in implementing its transportation projects, the Transportation Division of the Attorney General’s Office is adding numerous new legal assistant positions. You can be a part of the State’s tremendous growth. The Transportation Division represents TxDOT in acquiring needed property through eminent domain, and in lawsuits spanning diverse subject areas including torts, worker’s compensation, employment discrimination, contracts, and regulatory enforcement in both state and federal courts.

The Transportation Division has a robust litigation docket that includes administrative hearings, motion and discovery practice, jury trials, and matters before the appellate courts.

The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the State’s law firm, the OAG provides exemplary legal representation in diverse areas of law. OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency making a positive difference in the lives of Texans.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from high school or equivalent
• Experience:
  
  Three years full-time experience as a legal assistant, legal secretary, or general office experience in a legal environment; may substitute ninety credit hours from an accredited college or university with major coursework in law or a related field on a year-for-year basis
• Knowledge of general office practices
• Skill in using computer for word-processing and data entry/retrieval
• Skill in effective oral and written communication
• Skill in exercising sound judgment and effective decision making
• Ability to prepare and review legal documents
• Ability to receive and respond positively to constructive feedback
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in a professional office environment
• Ability to provide excellent customer service
• Ability to work in person at assigned OAG work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated OAG workspace within OAG work location, and perform in-person work with coworkers (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave)
• Ability to arrange for personal transportation for business-related travel
• Ability to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSA
• Ability to lift and relocate 25 lbs.
• Ability to travel (including overnight travel) up to 5%

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university
• Graduation from a course of study for legal assistants
• One-year of full-time legal assistant experience in a civil litigation environment
• Working knowledge of the practice of law resulting in the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Working knowledge of E-Filing in Texas state courts
• Working knowledge of Real Estate, Tort, and Workers Compensation law
• Experience conducting computerized legal research
• Experience using Word Perfect, MS Word, Excel, Summation and Visionary software
• Experience using database software