Paralegal/Legal Assistant 1

State of Ohio • Reynoldsburg, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ohio Board of Nursing is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant 1 to assist its Compliance Unit. The position works under the direction and supervision of a Supervising Attorney and supports administrative licensure disciplinary cases and administrative hearings. The role includes preparing and reviewing legal records and documents, handling subpoena requests, and assisting with related Compliance Unit work as needed. The successful candidate must pass a background check.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a paralegal or legal assistant certification program, or 12 months of law school training, or an equivalent of the stated minimum class qualification for employment.
• Must pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Assist staff attorneys in analyzing and identifying records to support notices of opportunity for hearing in administrative licensure disciplinary cases where the licensee did not timely request a hearing.
• Mark records as exhibits.
• Prepare legal affidavits for signature and redactions in cases without a hearing request.
• Draft legal documents, such as consent agreements, surrenders, and notices of opportunity for hearing, for attorney review.
• Review subpoena requests filed by parties in administrative hearings under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 119.
• Prepare agency subpoenas in response to requests and coordinate mileage, witness, and sheriff return-of-service fees.
• Identify legal issues related to subpoena requests and draft memoranda summarizing those issues for attorney review.
• Testify at administrative hearings, including identifying and authenticating documents.
• Maintain knowledge of other Compliance Unit tasks and perform them as needed, including electronic filing of agency records in common pleas court appeals, responding to public records requests, publishing legal notices as required by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 119, and processing pleadings and other filings in administrative hearing cases.
• Request records from other parties, state agencies, boards, and commissions.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave, plus 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including employee development funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Participation in public retirement systems such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS, and optional deferred compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed