LEGAL ASSISTANT II - Section Leader

POSTED: 03-20-2025

CLOSES: 03-31-2025

JOB POSTING NO: 015081SC

PAYROLL TITLE: LEGAL ASSISTANT II

EXTENDED TITLE: Section Leader

SALARY: GR. B18 - ($3875.74 / Monthly)

VACANCY LOCATION: Huntsville, TX

UNIT/DEPT: State Counsel for Offenders

PAYROLL JOB#: 02595

• Longevity Pay
• Regular Service Retirement
• Telephonic Interviews Will Not Be Accepted
• Work Site Visits Will Not Be Conducted
• No Study Material
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent
  
  

or GED.

• Three years full-time, wage-earning experience in legal work. Thirty
  
  

semester hours from a college university accredited by an organization

recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

or by the United States Department of Education (USDE) may be

substituted for each year of experience on a year-for-year basis for a

maximum substitution of two years.

Graduation from a course study for legal assistants approved by the

American Bar Association or the American Association of Paralegal

Education may be substituted for two years of the experience of the

Required Experience.

The salary for an ERS Retiree (or non-contributing member) will

be $3793.41.

The following Military Occupational Specialty codes are generally

applicable to this position. Applicants must fully complete the

summary of experience to determine if minimum qualifications are met.

27, LN, 2960, 44, 5J

Skill to type 45 words per minute (with no more than 10 errors preferred.)

Skill to interpret and translate Spanish to English and English to

Spanish preferred.

Please use the link below for information regarding job descriptions,

employment benefits, and application submission. Applicants may

download the State of Texas Application and additional documents to

complete and submit via email to the contact person listed.

https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/tbcj/scfo/employment.html

This vacancy is a position within the State Counsel for Offenders

division which is governed by and reports directly to the Texas

Board of Criminal Justice.

• Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.*
  
  

Applicants must submit the State of Texas Application For Employment and the applicable supplement for outside applicants (PERS 282) or current TDCJ employees (PERS 598) to the contact person listed on the job posting. Applications can be submitted through the TDCJ website, the Work In Texas website, fax, mail, email, or hand delivered. If submitted through Work in Texas, the supplement must also be submitted to the contact person. Faxed applications must be complete and legible in order to be considered and must not have been sent from a fax machine located at a TDCJ unit or department. Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to the contact person's email address.

Angela Jeter

State Counsel for Offenders

200 River Point Drive, Ste 312

Conroe, TX 77304

PH (936-521-6702)

FAX (936-521-6726)

EMAIL (angela.jeter2@scfo.texas.gov)

Applications must be received by the contact person by 5:00PM on 03-31-2025. A complete job description and all application forms may be obtained at the above address or by viewing the Job Description. Job Descriptions are available in PDF format which maybe read with the free Adobe Reader.

• Equal Opportunity Employer*