Legal Assnt Iii - Austin, United States - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD

TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
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Austin, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Legal Assnt III
(
)

Organization:

TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD

Primary Location:
Texas-Austin


Work Locations:
George H.W. Bush 1801 Congress Ave Suite 9.200 Austin 78701


Job:
Legal


Employee Status:
Regular


Schedule:
Full-time


Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00


State Job Code: 3576


Salary Admin Plan:
B


Grade: 20


Salary (Pay Basis): 4, , Monthly)


Number of Openings: 1


Overtime Status:
Non-exempt


Job Posting:
Apr 12, 2024, 8:25:47 AM


Closing Date:
Apr 25, 2024, 11:59:00 PM


Description

TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD:


STATE JOB VACANCY NOTICE**:


LITIGATION
DEPARTMENT

INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL

Job Posting:
Opening Date: 04/12/2024 No


of Openings:
1

Monthly Salary:
$4,584.54
Closing Date: 04/25/2024 Type of Employment: Full-time


Job Title:
Legal Assistant


Classification:
Legal Assistant III


  • Job Class/
Salary Grp: 3576/B20


  • FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Remote eligibility:
Yes/ Category 3


Location:
George H.W. Bush Building, 1801 Congress Ave Austin TX 78701

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AGENCY INFORMATION
We have over 200 employees across the state of Texas.

We are a collaborative and team environment work culture that values an environment of trust and accountability as we work towards our Board's mission to protect and enhance the public's health, safety, and welfare by establishing and maintaining standards of excellence used in regulating the practice of medicine and ensuring quality health care for the citizens of Texas through licensure, discipline, and education.


We value employee work-life balance and provide our team incentives that include telework, flexed and compressed work schedules, wellness leave incentives, health and retirement programs, 401K, parental paid leave, vacation and sick leave paid, holiday pay, free parking, tuition fee reimbursement, and other various benefits.


GENERAL
DESCRIPTION

  • Performs highly complex (senior level) legal assistant work to support Staff Attorneys responsible for enforcement litigation. Duties include analysis of investigative reports and managing legal/administrative support for SOAH hearing processes, including knowledge of SOAH rules, filing process and deadlines. May assist with training and oversight of administrative staff. At the direction of staff attorneys is responsible for preliminary preparation of SOAH case evidence. Assists with investigative process for SOAH cases including processing subpoenas, obtaining certified records from courts and other public entities, obtaining, verifying, and organizing affidavits and working with nonretained witnesses to obtain sworn statements and affidavits on SOAH cases. May attend proceedings and assist staff attorneys with presentation of evidence. May work with investigations department to obtain prescription data for licensees. For SOAH cases assists with case tracking, organization of pleadings and discovery and maintains litigation files electronically. Works with administrative staff to maintain the agency file and verify evidence returned from SOAH. Assists with preparation of evidence for review by expert witnesses. Assists with evidence organization, witness coordination, certification of documents, affidavits and sworn statements in temporary suspension and cease and desist cases. Reports to the Legal Assistant Supervisor and the Manager of Litigation. Works under limited supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

PRINCIPAL
JOB
FUNCTIONS:


State
Office
of
Administrative
Hearings
Support

  • 10% Case Management and Organization
  • Knowledge of SOAH Rules of Procedure.
  • Familiarity with assigned cases and deadlines.
  • Analyze investigative material/evidence and manage and organize legal/administrative support for SOAH processes.
  • Assists in organizing and prioritizing staff attorney caseloads; maintains tickler system to ensure all SOAH deadlines are met; and calendaring of Scheduling Order deadlines for staff attorney.
  • Organize and maintain Litigation files electronically and in notebooks as necessary.
  • Verifies electronic agency files and case files are complete and accurate.
20% Legal Documents and the Mailing and Filing of Legal Documents

  • Draft, review, and prepare SOAH related documents, including Complaints, pleadings/motions, responses to pleadings/motions, discovery request, discovery responses, and legal correspondence.
  • Prepare and file with SOAH legal documents, including Complaints, pleadings/motions, responses to pleadings/motions, and when necessary, legal correspondence to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
  • Properly file confidential material with SOAH.
  • Prepare and mail SOAH related legal correspondence and documents.
  • Proofread legal documents and correspondence for accuracy.
15% Mediation

  • Draft and prepare mediation related documents fo
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