Appeals Board Senior Legal Typist

California Department of Industrial Relations; California (MO); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Transit reimbursement

Teleworking per policy

Reasonable accommodation

Résumé du poste

The California Department of Industrial Relations (WCAB) seeks an Appeals Board Senior Legal Typist to perform difficult legal clerical work, including processing pleadings, preparing case files for deliberation, and finalizing orders, opinions and decisions. The role requires precise typing and knowledge of legal terms, with work in an office setting that can include teleworking per policy.

Responsibilities include reviewing legal documents, preparing electronic files for commissioners,

Qualifications

• Must type at least 45 words per minute and have a valid typing certificate.
• Knowledge of legal concepts, terminology and technical legal terms.

Responsabilités

• Review and process legal documents filed with the WCAB.
• Prepare electronic case files for circulation to commissioners for deliberation.
• Consult with judges, legal secretaries and staff about reports, pleadings and exhibits to ensure an adequate record for appeals.
• Format, proofread, finalize and serve legal orders, opinions and decisions by the WCAB.
• Monitor electronic files from circulation for approval of decisions through to service.
• Maintain case assignment list and assist with organization of hard copy files.
• Review and process incoming mail and emails from parties, judges and arbitrators.
• Respond to phone and in-person inquiries about cases with the WCAB.

Connaissances

Typing 45 wpm

Legal terminology knowledge

Description du poste

Job Description And Duties

The clerical and secretarial staff for the WCAB play a critical role in the WCAB's day-to-day functioning. Under the general supervision of the Legal Support Supervisor I, the Appeals Board Senior Legal Typist (SLT) performs a wide variety of difficult legal clerical work, including processing legal pleadings filed with the WCAB, preparing and circulating case deliberation files to commissioners, and preparing and finalizing orders, opinions and decisions by the WCAB.

Job Description And Duties

The clerical and secretarial staff for the WCAB play a critical role in the WCAB's day-to-day functioning. Under the general supervision of the Legal Support Supervisor I, the Appeals Board Senior Legal Typist (SLT) performs a wide variety of difficult legal clerical work, including processing legal pleadings filed with the WCAB, preparing and circulating case deliberation files to commissioners, and preparing and finalizing orders, opinions and decisions by the WCAB.

• Review and process legal documents filed with the WCAB.
• Prepare electronic case files for circulation to commissioners for deliberation.
• Consult with judges, legal secretaries and staff at the district offices about reports, pleadings and exhibits to ensure an adequate record to address the appeal.
• Format, proofread, finalize and serve legal orders, opinions and decisions by the WCAB.
• Monitor electronic files from circulation for approval of decisions through to service.
• Maintain case assignment list and assist with organization of hard copy files.
• Review and process incoming mail and emails from parties, judges and arbitrators.
• Respond to phone and in-person inquiries about cases with the WCAB.

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR

• 249.3

To be considered for this Senior Legal Typist job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=5071

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

The office is located at: 455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 9328 San Francisco, CA 94102 This position at the WCAB, located in an office environment in the 14-story State office building in San Francisco, California. This unit is currently located on the 9th floor. The incumbent works in a cubicle near others. The position requires work extensively on computers, scanners, copiers, telephones, faxes, and/or shredders as necessary for processing work, drafting email communication, and other purposes. Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. Teleworking per DIR policy is available. The hours are usual business hours, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week. Our building is in San Francisco, approximately two blocks from the Civic Center BART station and close to multiple other public transit lines.

Benefits

• Benefits include reimbursement of public transit to support employee use of BART or other public transit systems.
• Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities.
• Teleworking per DIR policy is available.

Special Requirements

The Appeals Board Senior Legal Typist must type at least 45 wpm and have knowledge of legal concepts, terminology and technical legal terms. You must obtain a valid typing certificate confirming your ability to meet the minimum typing speed, prior to being hired. Additional information regarding acceptable typing tests is available at the CalCareers.ca.gov website.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation. It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.