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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER II

Recruitment #21-003235-0001

GRADE

14

LOCATION OF POSITION

80 Calvert Street, Room 303   Annapolis, MD 21401

Main Purpose of Job

The Office of the Attorney General is seeking applicants for the position of Administrative Officer II at the Annapolis Office of the Comptroller of Maryland. The position will provide managerial, administrative, and secretarial support for the Principal Counsel and Assistant Attorneys General.

POSITION DUTIES

The Office of the Attorney General is seeking applicants for the position of Administrative Officer II at the Baltimore Office of the Comptroller of Maryland. The position will provide managerial, administrative, and secretarial support for the Principal Counsel and Assistant Attorneys General.

Responsibilities include typing legal pleadings, motions, memoranda, agreements, and correspondence; monitoring caseloads; maintaining and keeping court calendars; reviewing and updating the Attorney General’s Office Civil Appeals Report of status of litigation in the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals; acting as liaison with the Maryland Tax Court and the Comptroller of Maryland staff; electronic filing of documents with the U.S. District Court and state courts through their electronic case management system; reviewing, organizing and preparing documents for hearings, trials, meetings and court filings; organizing and maintaining personnel, client and litigation files.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Experience: Two years experience in administrative or professional work.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute additional experience in administrative staff or professional work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute additional graduate level education at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester credit hours for each year of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work that included regular use of independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting complex administrative plans, policies, rules or regulations or analysis of operational programs or procedures with recommendations for improvement on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants should:

Be proficient in Microsoft Office and Westlaw software.

Have experience with electronic filing of documents with the U.S. District Court and state courts through their electronic case management system

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred.

If the online application process is not available, please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire (if applicable) to: Yolanda Colkley, Fair Practices Officer, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202 or fax to 410-576-6447. 

If you have specific questions about recruitment, please call 410-576-6440 or email jobs@oag.state.md.us
 
TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay
 
We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply. 

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity



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