Legal Assistant - Contracts/Personnel

Job Description:

Legal Assistant - Contracts/Personnel

Description

Legal Assistant - General Counsel's Office - Contracts/Personnel

Department of Revenue

DOR VISION: To establish an environment that fosters confidence and trust by successfully utilizing technology, employing resources, and meeting customer needs

HOW THIS POSITION SUPPORTS THE DEPARTMENT’S VISION:

This position provides administrative support for the attorneys in the Contracts/Personnel section of the General Counsel's Office. The position is responsible for assisting attorney's processing department contracts and memorandum of understandings, sunshine law requests, subpoenas, candidate affidavit filings and providing general legal administrative support. The individual will be responsible for maintaining cases and records in the Case Tracker System as well as processing the candidate affidavit's electronic filings. This position also serves as a backup for other legal areas of the office as well as ordering supplies.

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer.

DUTIES PERFORMED TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT’S VISION:

• Prepare and process legal documents for attorneys
• Enter and track documents through the Case Tracker and Concord
• Process and monitor the department's response for contracts, sunshine law requests, subpoenas and other legal document inquiries to ensure compliance with deadlines
• Other duties as assigned including handling phone calls and processing mail

CORE COMPETENCIES NEEDED:

• Strategic Thinking
• Computer Literacy
• Customer Service
• Self-directed
• Attention to Detail
• Clear Communication
• Excellent Reading/Writing Abilities

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of basic office applications such as Microsoft Office Suite
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Ability to self-organize work assignments and multi-task
• 1-3 years of administrative office experience and a high school diploma or certificate of equivalency

More reasons to love this position:

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS POSITION TO:

The Missouri Department of Revenue Human Resources and Total Rewards office at (573) 751-1291.

Salary:

$37,799.76 per Year