Law Office Assistant 3 (PCN 031165)
State of Alaska
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Law Office Assistant 1 (PCN 030278)
State of Alaska
Law
Location
Alaska, 99811
Salary
From $22.15
per hour
Type
Closes
April 14, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job supports prosecutors in investigating and handling cases of Medicaid fraud, abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation in care facilities.
You'll handle tasks like preparing legal documents, entering data, organizing files, and communicating with agencies and people involved.
It's ideal for reliable, detail-oriented individuals who enjoy a fast-paced office environment and want to learn about the legal system while advancing in a government role.
Key Requirements
- Residency in Alaska
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including clear presentations and listening
- Proficiency in computer skills, such as using software, databases, and automated systems
- Effective interpersonal skills, showing courtesy, empathy, and relationship-building
- Ability to type, format, and organize legal documents and electronic files
- Reliability and presence to meet deadlines in a fast-paced legal setting
- Data entry and administrative support experience
Full Job Description
This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.
What You Will Be Doing
The Law Office Assistant 1 position is in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) and is housed independently from the primary Office of Special Prosecutions.
You will be responsible for providing legal and administrative support to prosecutors within MFCU.
The work involves both the investigation of, and prosecution of crimes related to Medicaid fraud, abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of patients in facilities that accept Medicaid funds.
You will be performing a wide variety of tasks to include but not limited to typing and formatting legal documents, performing data entry, organizing documents in electronic files, and communicating with outside agencies and individuals verbally and in writing to accomplish tasks.
Mission and Culture
Our mission is to seek justice, promote public safety and public respect for government through prompt, effective, and compassionate prosecution of cases in a matter that advocates for the interests of the victims, respects the law enforcement agencies, responsibly stewards public resources, and holds offenders accountable while at the same time protecting the constitutional and legal rights of the accused.
Benefits of Joining Our Team
You will have an opportunity to learn about the legal system, engage with the court, prepare for hearings and trials, and provide vital support to everyone involved.
People who succeed and thrive in our office are those who can be reliable and present each day to work alongside their assigned attorneys to tackle their various deadlines and legal puzzles.
You can expect a 37.5 hour work week; 12 paid holidays; personal leave accrual starting at 6 hours per pay period (about 21 days annually) and increasing with years of service.
The general office hours are 8:00AM to 4:30PM or 8:00AM to 5:00PM, but there is flexibility in establishing your regular hours around core business hours.
The Working Environment You Can Expect
The position is located in the Office of Special Prosecutions, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, at 310 K Street, Suite 308 in downtown Anchorage. Parking is provided.
There is an option to work extended hours Monday through Thursday in order to have Friday afternoons off. The office environment is friendly, fast-paced, and never boring.Who We Are Looking For
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:
- Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work
- Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Manages and Organizes Information: Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
- Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations
Requirements
One year of experience that involves some combination of providing significant customer service contact; eliciting or exchanging information as related to requirements or procedures necessary to secure services, authorizations, or goods on behalf of the client; and/or performing standard administrative tasks such as preparing correspondence or reports, filing, entering data, receiving payments, and/or maintaining logs and includes the regular, proficient use of electronic management information systems and word processing and other standard business software applications.
Substitutions:
Any combination of post-secondary education from an accredited college or university (2.67 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month) in any area of study and/or applicable experience, as defined above, may substitute for the required experience.
An associate’s degree or specific vocational-technical certification in a legal support career area (e.g., paralegal, legal assistant, legal secretary, or criminal justice) may substitute for the required experience.
Vocational-technical certification in a generalized business support career area (e.g., administrative office technology, business and marketing management, entrepreneurship, or office assistance) may substitute for up to 6 months of the required experience.
Special Note (All Levels):
Most positions require incumbents to be able to obtain a Notary Public upon hire, and to be able to pass a criminal background check to meet security requirements for using criminal record networks such as APSIN and National Crim Enforcement Information Center/National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NCIC/NLETS).
If this requirement is present, it will be stated in the vacancy announcement.
Some positions are required to work regular overtime during the standard workweek, on weekends, and/or holidays to provide support to the assigned duty attorney. If this requirement is present, it will be stated in the vacancy announcement.Qualifications
Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.
If using education to meet the minimum qualifications of this position, please upload educational transcripts PRIOR to submitting application
If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:
- List of three (3) professional references to include daytime telephone and email address. One must be a current or former supervisor.
- Last two (2) performance evaluations. If unavailable, supervisory letters of recommendation can be substituted.
Special Notes about the position
The Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN) is utilized in this position. A background check and fingerprinting will be required.
The incumbent will be required to obtain APSIN access, which will be done through the office.
Members of the Criminal Division are held to high standards of professionalism even in our personal lives. The incumbent must maintain the strictest of confidences with information they will be exposed to and have access to.
Applicants should be aware that due to the nature of the work being performed in this office, the incumbent must have the ability to tolerate some exposure to graphic pictures, coarse language, and detailed descriptions of sometimes horrific criminal acts.
Application Notice
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hardcopy application.
If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal, such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to apply successfully.
Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska “How to Apply" page. Your application must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on the closing date.
Education
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application.
If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed.
Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.
Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of the interview.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above.
If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S.
education programs; or an accredited U.S.
post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Work Experience
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, job title, employment dates, and whether full or part-time.
Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are clearly met.
If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.
Note: Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting, "see resume" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
Background Check
The successful candidates must pass a comprehensive background investigation, which includes a criminal history check.
EEO Statement
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or 465-4095 in Juneau or (907) 465-3412 (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.
O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.
Workplace Alaska Application Questions & Assistance
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.
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