The California Department of Justice is seeking a motivated Legal Secretary to join their Criminal Prosecutions Team in Orange. The role involves performing legal secretarial duties such as preparing documents, maintaining filing systems, and assisting with legal case management under the supervision of a Supervising Deputy Attorney.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to procedures; ensure all documents are prepared, proofread, copied, and filed/served in accordance with legal requirements and deadlines; verify case/legal citation and quoted text; establish and maintain an efficient system for filing voluminous correspondence and pleadings; maintain a professional and organized work area; comply with state and departmental rules and regulations and office policies and practices; compose letters and memoranda; process mail for assignments; maintain a calendar of document due dates and court appearances; set up and close legal cases; prepare subpoenas; make travel arrangements; processes travel reimbursement requests; and assist with overflow work as requested
Skills
- Adhere to procedures
- Ensure all documents are prepared, proofread, copied, and filed/served in accordance with legal requirements and deadlines
- Verify case/legal citation and quoted text
- Establish and maintain an efficient system for filing voluminous correspondence and pleadings
- Maintain a professional and organized work area
- Comply with state and departmental rules and regulations and office policies and practices
- Compose letters and memoranda
- Process mail for assignments
- Maintain a calendar of document due dates and court appearances
- Set up and close legal cases
- Prepare subpoenas
- Make travel arrangements
- Process travel reimbursement requests
- Assist with overflow work as requested
Benefits
- Work-life balance
- 11 paid holidays
- Flexible paid leave options
- Consistent wage increases
- Pension retirement
- Job stability
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and more!
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