Legal Assistant II
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About The Position
Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more. Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage. This position is a Legal Assistant in the Enforcement Department. The Enforcement Department is one of seven departments in the Legal Services Division of the HHS Office of Chief Counsel. The Enforcement Department provides legal support related to HHS sanctions against facilities, programs, and services, including reviewing and drafting notices, correspondence, and guidance documents; interpreting state and federal laws, regulations, and rules; rendering legal advice and counsel to HHS agency personnel; providing legal representation in contested case proceedings, and overseeing enforcement litigation in district courts. This Legal Assistant position works in the Child Care Licensing (CCL) Team of the Enforcement Department in the Legal Services Division. The CCL Team provides legal consultations and representation in contested case hearings to the Regulatory Services Division, Child Care Licensing. This position reviews and assigns consultation requests, reviews and assigns hearing requests, updates databases, drafts correspondence, obtains program records supporting the enforcement action, assigns cases to department attorneys, dockets cases for hearing at the State Office of Administrative Hearings and supports attorney hearing preparation.
