Legal Assistant

About the Role

This position is within the TCEQ Legal Services, General Law Division, supporting the mission of protecting human health and natural resources by ensuring commission decisions follow the law, and that rules comply with statutory authority and are applied consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and analyze relevant statutes, rules, cases, legal articles, and legislative documents.
• Assist with preparing various administrative and legal documents.
• Communicate and coordinate with legislators, citizens, regulated entities, and other agencies concerning permitting, enforcement, open records, and other legal issues.
• Assemble and maintain trial notebooks, templates, and various other legal files.
• Assist attorneys in all phases of hearing preparation and case presentation.
• Coordinate responses to Public Information Requests, subpoenas, and other inquiries and information requests.
• Plan, prepare, and oversee the preparation of periodic and special reports.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to maintain the security or integrity of critical infrastructure is a requirement for employment.

Qualifications

• One year of full-time experience as a legal assistant or in paralegal work.
• OR Certification from a legal assistant or paralegal program.
• OR A degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in legal studies, or a related field.
• OR Completion of one year of law school.

Note: Fully completed applications with detailed job history are required to determine qualifications. Incomplete applications may lead to disqualification.