Perform routine to highly advanced legal assistant work in the Office of Policy and Docket Management. Work involves researching, analyzing, investigating, and drafting legal documents and orders, and assisting judges with successful case management. Work under limited to minimal supervision, with moderate to extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Prepare orders and other documents for the administrative law judges (ALJs).
- Monitor procedural schedules and deadlines on assigned applications.
- Check citations, quotations, footnotes, and references for accuracy.
- Edit and proofread documents.
- Assist in the preparation of various legal and administrative documents, including orders for open meetings.
- Assemble exhibits and other documents as necessary.
- Assist with administrative matters as needed.
- Assist the ALJs with Commission held hearings.
- Research and analyze sources such as statutes, judicial decisions, and articles.
- Prepare memoranda of research findings.
- Compile citations and references.
- Responsible for performance measures related to applications assigned.
- Demonstrate a spirit of teamwork, offering positive and constructive ideas, encouragement, support to other members of the staff and team, and respond professionally to constructive feedback from others, while upholding the PUC’s mission and core values.
- Adhere to all PUC personnel policies and division procedures and perform other work as assigned.
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Certification from a formal Legal Assistant Program or Paralegal Certificate Program. One (1) additional year of work experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, or legal secretary may be substituted for the certification.
- Legal Assistant II: A minimum of one (1) year work experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, or legal secretary.
- Legal Assistant III: A minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, or legal secretary.
- Legal Assistant IV: A minimum of four (4) years’ work experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, or legal secretary.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Work experience as a paralegal, legal assistant or legal secretary in administrative law or utility law.