The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is dedicated to improving the lives and health of Nebraskans. They are seeking a Legal Aide to assist in various legal tasks, including interpreting laws, drafting regulations, providing litigation support, and conducting legal research.
Responsibilities
- Interpreting complex federal and state constitutional, statutory and regulatory laws and recognizing the impact of legislation on the agency and its programs
- Drafting regulations and conduct privilege reviews for compliance with public records requests and discovery requests
- Providing litigation support to the agency and Attorney General's Office, as needed, which may include the handling of appeals filed with the Nebraska appellate courts
- Conducting research for agency attorneys; reviews, studies, searches, and annotates laws, court decisions
- Analyzing law sources to prepare drafts of briefs or arguments for review, approval, and use by attorney
- Writing memorandums relating to areas researched
- Preparing legal files and/or documents and/or correspondence such as briefs, affidavits, motions, Subpoenas, petitions, or memorandums for use by agency attorneys
- Supervises the maintenance of the legal library and organizes current research data
- Assists in drafting legislative bills or amendments to legislative bills
- Assists in research, analysis and revision of agency rules and regulations
- Represents agency in administrative hearings under supervision of a licensed agency attorney
Skills
- Current enrollment in, and completion of one year of law school (approved by the American Bar Association) for Legal Aide I
- Current enrollment at a law school (approved by the American Bar Association) with completion of legal studies sufficient to have attained senior standing for Legal Aide II
- Eligibility for Certification as a Certified Senior Law Student pursuant to Nebraska Revised Court Rules, Chapter 3, Article 7 for Legal Aide II
Benefits
- Comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities
Company Overview
- The Department of Health and Human Services team contributes to the lives and health of Nebraskans every day. It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://dhhs.ne.gov.