Legal Assistant

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Legal Assistant
Duties: Provides administrative and paralegal support to the Texas State University System (TSUS) Office of General Counsel (OGC). The TSUS OGC headquarters. Support the Assistant General Counsel and public information coordinator. Conduct initial contract review for conformity to law and TSUS requirements in preparation for attorney review. Research and analyze legal sources such as statutes, case law, administrative records, opinions, articles, treaties, land titles, rules and regulations. Summarize and communicate research verbally and in writing. Coordinate collection and organization of records related to investigations, discovery and litigation matters. Draft and prepare correspondence, e-mail, and other documents using professional business language, formatting, grammar, and spelling. Monitor deadlines. Track and maintain records on open, pending, and closed matters. Interact with all OGC, TSUS and university employees in a professional manner. Assist Public Information Coordinator in the TSUS Office of General Counsel with response to requests made under the Texas Public Information Act. File documents and records (electronic and hard copy) according to established filing systems. Make departmental travel arrangements, create travel reimbursement requests, communicate office supply needs, and process invoices for payment. Provide reception, answer telephones, and other clerical or administrative support for office, including occasional deliveries to other campus departments.

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