Hybrid Environmental Enforcement Legal Assistant

| HCL Global System; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Office of General Counsel seeks a Contract Legal Assistant to support environmental enforcement. The role reviews orders, drafts attorney letters, and coordinates service of process, while aiding appeals and adherence to final orders.

This full-time hybrid position is based in Nashville, with responsibilities including case management, document handling, and inter-office communications to support enforcement actions and settlements.

Qualifications

• High School graduation required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred; Paralegal certificate preferred.
• Five years progressive administrative support experience required; legal administrative experience preferred.
• Strong skills in addressing, email, and general correspondence; proficient in Microsoft Office and Acrobat.
• Experience with scheduling, proofreading/editing, and verbal communication is required.

Responsibilities

• Review draft enforcement orders for factual accuracy and documentation, correct named respondents and addresses, proofreading, and other quality-control issues.
• Prepare attorney cover letters for orders and coordinate service of process; assist with appeals and hearings.
• Assist attorneys in enforcing final orders and manage communications with respondents and opposing counsel; draft final orders for settlements.
• Assist with collections of civil penalties and damages; prepare draft warrants and affidavits for review by attorneys.
• Enter updates and upload documents into the case management database; communicate updates to the assigned attorney.

Skills

High school diploma

Paralegal certificate

Administrative support

Addressing

Administrative Assistant

Adobe Acrobat

Emailing

Correspondence - Email

Correspondence - General

Verbal communication

Internet

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Legal

Proofreading/Editing

Scheduling

Education

High school diploma

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Internet

Job description

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Office of General Counsel seeks a Contract Legal Assistant to support environmental enforcement. The role reviews orders, drafts attorney letters, and coordinates service of process, while aiding appeals and adherence to final orders.

This full-time hybrid position is based in Nashville, with responsibilities including case management, document handling, and inter-office communications to support enforcement actions and settlements.