Assistant Director Iii - Discipline-specific Reviews Legal Assistant Director

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Assistant Director III - Discipline-Specific Reviews Legal Assistant Director

Duties: Provides legal counsel to the Forensic Science Commission on a broad array of legal issues to assist the Commission in achieving its legislative mandate of forensic oversight in Texas. Handles existing and potential legal matters related to the administration of the Commission’s discipline-based case reviews process and coordinates action items with Commission staff and the nine members of the Commission appointed by the Governor. Provides legal advice and makes policy recommendations related to large-scale forensic case reviews and ensures compliance with the Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act. Provides oversight to the Commission’s discipline-specific case reviews by coordinating with Commission, Commission staff, and stakeholders on scope and timeline of reviews. Provides oversight to the Commission’s discipline-based case reviews by preparing and coordinating case screening and case assessment protocols. Gathers documents and research documents necessary for discipline based reviews. Manages and organizes case documents, records, and other files related to the Commission’s discipline based case reviews. Manages and organizes case data in database related to the Commission’s discipline based case reviews. Provides testimony before legislative committees. Coordinates statewide notification system in collaboration with Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Commission on Indigent Defense, and other stakeholders. Develops and implements training protocols for stakeholders assisting in discipline-specific reviews. Represents the Commission at forensic science and legal conferences and training regarding the Commission’s work on discipline-specific reviews and related projects. Performs legal research, legislative review, and analysis. Makes recommendations to the Commission’s board and any sub-committees and panels. Supervises and coordinates legal research and transcript review projects for Commission paralegals, law students, and volunteer attorneys. Ensures compliance with Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act. Coordinates staff and stakeholders for project-related tasks. Gathers information and organizes material into a manageable form. Applies data collected to resolve problems. Formulates recommendations, proposals and counter proposals. Performs other related duties as assigned.

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