Legal Assistant

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education:

GL-05: Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite is creditable at the GL-05. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school. GL-06: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GL-05 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

OR Experience:

GL-05 and GL-06 : You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: GL-05: Experience in receiving and processing legal forms and/or documents, including reviewing for proper completion and policy compliance, determining what actions are needed to process, and establishing and tracking suspense dates. Experience with legal terminology used legal forms/processes, including understanding and recognition of their significance. Experience reviewing and/or drafting responses to legal requests and correspondence, including proofreading for content, accuracy, policy compliance, typographical and grammatical errors, etc. GL-06: Experience in general and specialized legal language, forms and pleadings pertaining to litigation, suspense dates, and determining what actions are necessary. Experience independently compiling statistical tables, reports, and similar material for various staff and other government officials. Experience reviewing correspondence to identify issues presented and obtaining relevant information and/or documents in preparation of responses for signature.

OR Combination of Education and Experience:

GL-05 only: Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. •Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.•