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Legal Research Assistants spend the majority of time providing the most difficult paralegal assistance/support to agency counsel, drawing upon their training and/or experience to analyze a specific set of facts; performing general legal research for a specific question of law; reaching a conclusion of law; presenting findings either orally or in writing for the attorney's review; and composing briefs, pleadings, motions and other legal documents for the attorney's review and signature.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training. This is a Legal Research Assistant 1 position in the Department of Business and Industry, Division of Industrial Relations, in Carson City. The primary duty of this position is to support OSHA administrative hearings and appeals. The incumbent will research legal and factual issues; and draft administrative hearing, District Court, Supreme Court and federal court pleadings and briefs, letters, memorandum, etc., as assigned. These tasks include the ability to organize, analyze and process legal documents, records and other evidence. The bulk of the OSHA work is the drafting of OSHA administrative hearing evidence packets. Additionally, the incumbent will review and calendar incoming answers, complaints, motions, briefs, etc.; calendar and monitor appropriate response dates; assist attorneys in maintaining the schedule of deadlines; electronically post open meeting law Notices of Hearings and Agendas; and electronically file pleadings in the District Court, Supreme Court and federal courts. The incumbent will also track collections activity, including, but not limited to: statute of limitations, debtor name/identification, amount/payment due, and other relevant information; and track bankruptcy filings, including gathering agency information re: existing debt and the drafting and electronic filing of Proofs of Claim. The incumbent will need to perform general office duties of answering a telephone; answer voice and e-mails; and copying and scanning. If applicable, the incumbent will also notarize documents as requested. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite including, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Pro is preferred.

The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: