Contracts & Legal Drafting Assistant

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education seeks a Contracts Assistant I to review and redraft contracts, specifications, and related legal instruments to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. The role supports procurement processes from drafting through bid and award, maintaining records and responding to inquiries.

Key duties include liaising with legal staff, issuing addenda, coordinating notices, and compiling reports on contract activity, deposits, refunds, and bid results.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from high school; substitutions may be allowed as described in the job posting.
• Specialized Experience: 3 years in preparing or processing contracts, specifications and related legal instruments or notices.
• Driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Review and re-draft consultant contracts for conformity with state and federal requirements as to provisions, language and format.
• Review and re-draft specifications for furnishings, demolition and printing of plans.
• Assists in re-drafting engineering contracts and specifications.
• Liaise with legal staff and program officials on contracts regarding form, content, and addenda.
• Coordinate printing and assembling of plans and specifications for bid advertisement.

Education

High school diploma

Job description

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education seeks a Contracts Assistant I to review and redraft contracts, specifications, and related legal instruments to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. The role supports procurement processes from drafting through bid and award, maintaining records and responding to inquiries.

Key duties include liaising with legal staff, issuing addenda, coordinating notices, and compiling reports on contract activity, deposits, refunds, and bid results.