LEGAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT

1-1 yrs required

Full-time

No

## Legal Research Assistant – 11503

**Job Information**

Legal Research Assistant is a permanent, full-time position used by various agencies throughout the state. Positions are located primarily in Montgomery, and involve conducting research into legal issues arising in connection with the operation of state departments and agencies, in the preparation of basic legal documents, and in the handling of routine administrative duties.

**Salary**

The salary for this position is $35, - $61,.

**Minimum Requirement(s)**

- Graduation from an accredited* legal assistant or paralegal program
- Possession of a legal assistant or paralegal certificate
- One year of experience in legal research work

**OR**

- Graduation from a recognized school of law and eligibility to be admitted to the Alabama State Bar Examination

**Additional Requirement(s)**

All applicants MUST attach a copy of their legal assistant certificate, paralegal certificate, or . diploma to their application. Applications received without this information will not be processed.

**Examination**

This position is open-competitive to all applicants and an evaluation of Training and Experience as shown on the application will comprise 100% of the applicant’s final score for the open-competitive register.

**How to Apply**

To apply, applicants must complete an Application for Examination Form available at , the above address, or any Alabama Career Center Office. Applications will be accepted until further notice. The State Personnel Department is not responsible for late receipt of applications due to mail service or faxing malfunctions.

**Exam Security**

Except for pretest information provided by State Personnel to all applicants, applicants should not directly or indirectly obtain information about examinations. If applicants do, the State Personnel Director may do several things. One, applicants may not be given an examination. Two, applicants may be disqualified after an examination. Three, applicants' name may be removed from a register. Or four, applicants' name may not be certified from the register. (Rules of the State Personnel Board, Chapter 670-x-9). According to the Code of Alabama, 36-26-47, a willful violation of exam security is a misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted of this type of misdemeanor will be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in State service for a period of five years and, if the person is an officer or employee of the State, will forfeit his or her office or position.

If applicants know of anyone who has violated this policy, they should contact the Examination Manager at the State Personnel Department.

**E-Verify Process**

Applicants hired by the State of Alabama on or after January 1, 2012 will be subject to the E-Verify process pursuant to Act No. 2011-535.

**Accepting College Coursework, Post-Secondary and Advanced Degrees**

The State of Alabama Personnel Department has a policy on accepting college coursework, post-secondary and advanced degrees from accredited sources.

- Specific college coursework required for a job classification, as well as bachelor’s, graduate, post graduate, and doctoral degrees will be accepted from schools accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) or any of the six regional accreditation associations in the United States.
- College coursework is defined as credit hours leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Coursework or degrees from schools that have not been accredited by one of the above accreditation associations may be accepted if a regionally accredited school* considers the coursework or degree to be an acceptable prerequisite for admission to an advanced degree program.
- This policy is subject to change. Certain state agencies may have additional requirements.

*The term “regionally accredited school” refers to an institution of higher education accredited by one of the six regional accreditation associations listed above.

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Legal Research

Graduation from an accredited* legal assistant or paralegal program, Possession of a legal assistant or paralegal certificate, Graduation from a recognized school of law and eligibility to be admitted to the Alabama State Bar Examination

Complete an Application for Examination Form available at , the above address, or any Alabama Career Center Office

Qualification and Experience Graduation from an accredited* legal assistant or paralegal program, Possession of a legal assistant or paralegal certificate, Graduation from a recognized school of law and eligibility to be admitted to the Alabama State Bar Examination

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