[The Prosecution Legal Assistant - DPS is selected by and responsible to the Legal Assistant Manager and Legal Assistant Supervisor and performs complex legal support duties in the Prosecution Section, involving the initial review and processing of electronic DPS reports related to applicants, drafting legal documents and correspondence, and disseminating information regarding agency laws and procedures. Work involves reviewing license applicant criminal history background checks through the Department of Public Safety, and the collection, filing, retrieving, and dispatching of records for the agencys computerized Electronic Document Imaging System. Work is performed under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

**Minimum Requirements [Three years of administrative experience required, including one year experience performing legal assistant work, such as: retrieving and/or analyzing criminal history records; drafting, preparing, and interpreting legal documents; and/or the preliminary review of cases according to statute and rule requirements. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is required. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university is generally preferred and may substitute for the experience requirement. Bilingual candidates preferred. Paralegal or Legal Assistant Certification preferred. An offer of employment is contingent upon selected candidate qualifying for access to criminal history record information through the Department of Public Safety pursuant to the TCIC/TLETS Access Policy.

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