Pro Bono And Professional Development Coordinator
Pro Bono And Professional Development Coordinator
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27-04-2025
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Job Description
Introduction
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Maryland. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has the general charge supervision and direction of the States legal business acting as legal advisors and representatives of the major agencies various boards commissions officials and institutions of State Government. The OAG also protects the public by civil enforcement of antitrust civil rights consumer protection and securities laws and regulations and by the prosecution of organized crime Medicaid fraud environmental crimes insurance fraud state tax evasion and other statutorily assigned matters. As Marylands 47th Attorney General Anthony G. Brown leads the Office with a critical focus on equity justice and fairness.
GRADE
14
This position offers a salary range of $25.80/hour $37.48/hour with potential for advancement up to $41.39/hour based on qualifications equity and hiring guidelines. Initial salary offers are determined by qualifications experience and available budget and typically do not exceed $37.48/hour.
LOCATION OF POSITION
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore Maryland 21202
Main Purpose of Job
The Office of the Attorney General is seeking a legal assistant to support our Professional and Organizational Development Division and OAGs Pro Bono Committee. The incumbent will play a key role in providing assistance to the Professional and Organizational Development Division (POD) and coordinating OAGs Pro Bono program.
POSITION DUTIES
Provide assistance to the Professional and Organizational Development Division (POD) by:
Organizing logistics and dayof support for POD training and provide followup as needed.
Drafting and sending emails regarding upcoming professional development opportunities.
Maintaining the POD program calendar including a roster of external programs.
Maintaining user accounts and course records on the OAG Learning Management System.
Responding to staff inquiries regarding the OAG Learning Management System and Mandatory Continuing Education Policy.
Maintaining user accounts with the OAGs learning partner organizations.
Collaborating with the State Law Library and local law school libraries to access materials not available online or in the OAGs hard copy resources.
Working with the Budget and Fiscal Services Division maintains hard copies of legal research resources at the central office.
Providing executive assistance to the Director and Associate Director of Professional and Organizational Development by serving as a communication link between the OAGs Executive Team legal divisions and operational teams including IT and HR.
Coordinate OAGs Pro Bono program by:
Working with Pro Bono Committee leadership to maintain OAGs Pro Bono tracking system.
Liaise with public interest pro bono coordinators to staff cases track pro bono cases placed with OAG pro bono attorneys and provide status updates.
Coordinating with the Pro Bono Committee to evaluate pro bono cases for potential placement with OAG from public interest partner organizations assign cases internally and monitor the progress of those cases.
Soliciting volunteer attorneys and determining capacity to place cases;
Drafting communications regarding pro bono opportunities and assist with pro bono clinic logistics including but not limited to communicating with Pro Bono attorney volunteers about dayofclinic logistics.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: An Associates degree in jurisprudence legal studies or paralegal studies.
Experience: Two years of experience in a law firm legal organization or case management.
SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must be proficient in using Microsoft Office suite.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will have experience with event planning and legal research.
SELECTION PROCESS
Applicants who meet the minimum and selective qualifications will be included in further evaluation. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and answer all supplemental questions. Please report all related education experience dates and hours of work. Clearly indicate your college degree and major on your application if applicable. For education obtained outside the U.S. any job offer will be contingent on the candidate providing an evaluation for equivalency by a foreign credential evaluation service prior to starting employment (and may be requested prior to interview).
Complete applications must be submitted by the closing date. Information submitted after this date will not be added. Incorrect/incomplete application forms will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.
Successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list for at least one year. Candidates may remain on the certified eligible list for a period of at least one year. The resulting certified eligible list for this recruitment may be used for similar positions in this or other State agencies.
BENEFITS
Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. As a contractual employee you will be responsible for paying 25 of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75 of the cost for these benefits. You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
Leave may be granted to a contractual employee who has worked 120 days in a 12 month period. This leave accrues at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
Online applications are STRONGLY preferred. Please upload a resume in addition to the online application. If the online application process is not available please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire to or fax to
. TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.
If you have specific questions about recruitment email
The Office of the Attorney General is an equal opportunity employer that encourages all interested persons to apply regardless of race color religion or belief ancestry national origin age marital status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression disability pregnancy family or parental status veteran status genetic information or any protected category prohibited by local State or federal laws.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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