Legal Assistant - Healing Arts

Job Description:

Legal Assistant - Healing Arts

Description

Legal Assistant

Division of Professional Registration

Missouri State Board of Registration for Healing Arts

Posting Closes 11/07/2025

Base Salary $45,268 (The salary indicated represents a base pay rate. If the candidate selected is eligible for a years-of-service pay differential, it will be added to the total compensation. A pay differential does not raise the base pay.)

Job Location: Division of Professional Registration, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, 3605 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City, Missouri 65109.

Why you’ll love this position:

The Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts promotes a positive and supportive work environment for its team members. You will enjoy working with other professional colleagues in this fast-pace, positive office environment.

Candidates must have good, effective communication skills, be self-motivated with the ability to multi-task, make routine decisions, organize workflow and establish priorities and deadlines in a paperless environment.

• Answer telephone calls and emails from applicants, licensees and attorneys and respond to written and verbal inquiries.

• Prepare certified copies of information in accordance with the sunshine law.

• Prepare drafts and other supporting documentation for case management review.

• Assist legal counsel with research, preparation and presentation of documents.

• Request documents from courts and other state agencies.

• Complete data entry into the licensure/complaint system for each duty.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree in paralegal studies or closely related field; or two (2) or more years of experience in a legal environment preferably in reviewing official documents such as claims, applications or legal documentation
• Earned credit hours from an accredited college or university in the areas of business or public administration may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
• Knowledge of computer applications such as Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, Outlook, OneNote and Excel.

Lack of post - secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Jimmy Leggett at jimmy.leggett@pr.mo.gov

Salary:

45,268 per Year