November 6, 2024

Attorney General's Office

Nashville

FULL TIME

Paralegal/Legal Administrative Specialist

Paralegal
Office of the TN Attorney General and Reporter
The Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter represents all State executives, officials, departments, boards, agencies, and commissions in matters arising from their public duties. Such representation includes participation in litigation, transactional matters, and giving day-to-day legal advice to a wide variety of State entities. The Attorney General's Office employs approximately 200 attorneys organized into 17 regular divisions within 5 sections.
About the Consumer Protection Division
The Consumer Protection Division enforces state and federal consumer protection and antitrust laws on behalf of the State of Tennessee. Cases touch on a variety of matters including data privacy, deceptive advertising, antitrust, advertising substantiation, financial disclosures, government imposters, and price gouging, among others. The Division works closely with consumer protection enforcers from other states and the federal government on matters of regional or national impact – including, most recently, serving in the leadership of the national opioids settlement negotiations as well as antitrust suits against Google, NCAA, and Apple.
Key Responsibilities:
· Maintain case calendar deadlines, draft pleadings and proposed orders for attorney review
· Proofread documents for clerical errors/mistakes
· File documents electronically to the appropriate courts
· Maintain electronic case files and data, keep detailed notes on electronic case management system
· Process of service for lawsuits
· Other responsibilities as determined by the deputy
Minimum Qualifications:
Four-year degree or paralegal certification
To apply:
Applications can be submitted via our online application portal: https://agtnprod.powerappsportals.us/Applicant Submission/
Please direct questions to hrteam@ag.tn.gov.
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws. Offers for this position may be contingent on a satisfactory criminal history check.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
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