What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal/Legal Assistant 1 position at State of Ohio?
The Ohio Board of Nursing is seeking a qualified candidate for our available Paralegal/Legal 1 position to assist in the Compliance Unit.
This position will work under the direction/supervision of a Supervising Attorney and will perform the following job duties:
Organization
Nursing Board
Agency Contact Name and Information
jfanell@nursing.ohio.gov
Unposting Date
Apr 26, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location
AB Graham Building
Primary Location
United States of America-OHIO-Licking County-Reynoldsburg
Compensation
$21.93
Schedule
Full-time
Work Hours
8:00a - 5:00p as directed
Classified Indicator
Classified
Union
OCSEA
Primary Job Skill
Attorney/Legal
Technical Skills
Basic Documentation, Data Entry, Attorney/Legal, Clerical & Data Entry, Administrative support/services
Professional Skills
Attention to Detail, Ethics and Values, Organizing and Planning, Time Management, Confidentiality
Agency Overview
The Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) regulates more than 300,000 licenses and certificates. OBN licenses and regulates Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Advanced Practice Nurses (APRNs), Dialysis Technicians (DTs), Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Medication Aides (MA-Cs). OBN's top priorities are to efficiently license the nursing workforce and remove unsafe practitioners from practice in a timely manner to protect Ohio patients. Public protection is critical, as nursing touches virtually every citizen of Ohio.
This position will work under the direction/supervision of a Supervising Attorney and will perform the following job duties:
- Assists staff attorneys in analyzing & identifying records to support notice of opportunity for hearing in administrative licensure disciplinary cases, in which the licensee has not timely requested a hearing
- Marks records as exhibits
- Prepares legal affidavits for signature redactions in no hearing request case records
- Drafts legal documents (e.g., consent agreements, surrenders, notices of opportunity for hearing) for review by attorneys
- Reviews subpoena requests filed by parties in administrative hearings conducted under Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Chapter 119
- Prepares subpoenas to be issued by agency in response to the requests & coordinates mileage, witness & sheriff return of service fees
- Identifies any legal issues related to subpoena requests & drafts legal memorandum summarizing issues for attorney review
- Testifies at administrative hearings (e.g., identifies & authenticates documents)
- Maintains knowledge of other Compliance Unit tasks to be performed as needed, including, but not limited to: electronic filing with common pleas court of agency records in appeals cases; public records request response; publication of legal notices in newspaper according to ORC Chapter 119; processing pleadings & other filings in administrative hearing cases
- Requests records from other parties, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
- Or 12 mos. law school training.
- Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualification for Employment noted above.
Organization
Nursing Board
Agency Contact Name and Information
jfanell@nursing.ohio.gov
Unposting Date
Apr 26, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location
AB Graham Building
Primary Location
United States of America-OHIO-Licking County-Reynoldsburg
Compensation
$21.93
Schedule
Full-time
Work Hours
8:00a - 5:00p as directed
Classified Indicator
Classified
Union
OCSEA
Primary Job Skill
Attorney/Legal
Technical Skills
Basic Documentation, Data Entry, Attorney/Legal, Clerical & Data Entry, Administrative support/services
Professional Skills
Attention to Detail, Ethics and Values, Organizing and Planning, Time Management, Confidentiality
Agency Overview
The Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) regulates more than 300,000 licenses and certificates. OBN licenses and regulates Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Advanced Practice Nurses (APRNs), Dialysis Technicians (DTs), Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Medication Aides (MA-Cs). OBN's top priorities are to efficiently license the nursing workforce and remove unsafe practitioners from practice in a timely manner to protect Ohio patients. Public protection is critical, as nursing touches virtually every citizen of Ohio.
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