Front Desk/Receptionist – Clerical (Litigation Support)

Leidos; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Front Desk/Receptionist (Clerical) for the DOJ office in downtown Los Angeles, CA. The role involves handling calls, visitor management, mail, scheduling, and basic clerical duties to support litigation operations.

Responsibilities include document handling, office supply coordination, and ensuring smooth office operations. Overtime and travel may be required with proper authorization; U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Public Trust clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to perform detailed work consistently, accurately, and under pressure.
• Must be able to read and follow instructions.
• Must be able to understand task and context within the litigation support effort.
• Must take initiative to ask questions when necessary to complete tasks.
• Typing/keyboard skills and proficiency with office software.

Responsibilities

• Receives telephone calls and visitors to the office and controls access.
• Notifies staff of visitors or calls and takes messages.
• Handles citizen complaints and directs to proper agency.
• Responds to inquiries with general information about programs.
• Receives legal documents and maintains files as required.
• Maintains telephone directories and coordinates conference room reservations.
• Receives, reviews, and distributes mail; notifies staff of deliveries.
• Requests office supplies and submits interoffice orders.
• Reports malfunctioning equipment and follows up on repairs.
• Indexes and files documents; delivers copies to the Clerk’s Office.
• Provides courier services to courthouses and agencies as required.
• Works in an office setting with possible overtime.

Skills

Excellent communication

Detail-oriented

Typing

Phone system

Office software

US Citizenship & clearance

Education

Undergraduate degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database systems

Imaging systems

Job description

Description

The Litigation Support Team at Leidos currently supporting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in Los Angeles, CA has an opening for a Front Desk/Receptionist (Clerical) to work in a downtown Los Angeles, CA DOJ office performing clerical/receptionist duties. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the U.S. Department of Justice achieve their mission. We are a fast-paced group tasked to provide innovative solutions by utilizing technologies that are defensible, efficient, and that present our customers with the knowledge they need to defend their positions. We enjoy a high level of autonomy and exposure to all parts of the Leidos organization. We are customer-driven and always strive to provide the best professional experience.

Overtime and travel may be required as needed with proper authorization. Individual may support any division/section within depending on the needs of the office at time of hire.

Typical assignments may include the following but not limited to:

• Receives telephone calls and visitors to the office. Controls access to the office and ensures that only visitors properly cleared are authorized entry.

• Notifies staff members of visitors or incoming telephone calls. Takes messages from, and gives messages to visitors when staff members are unavailable.

• Handles citizen complaints over the telephone and in person. Directs caller or visitor to proper agency and provides citizen complaint form.

• Responds to inquiries, providing general information regarding office programs. Advises caller or visitor to contact the appropriate Federal, State or local agencies concerning matters outside the USAO’s purview and furnishes the needed address or telephone number when available.

• Receives legal documents (e.g., Civil Rights complaints) and notifies appropriate person of receipt. Organizes and maintains in binders any necessary form or other documents in prescribed manner.

• Maintains an up-to-date telephone listing and files of addresses of departments and agencies. Maintains necessary telephone directories needed by the office.

• Reserves conference rooms upon request.

• Receives, reviews, and distributes incoming mail, including interoffice mail and service of process. Checks mail and annotates accordingly. Immediately notifies appropriate staff members when hand-delivered incoming mail, FedEx and UPS deliveries, and FAXs are received and places in appropriate internal mailbox.

• Receives requests for office supplies from co-located personnel and submits interoffice orders for replenishment as needed.

• Receives reports of malfunctioning equipment and notifies appropriate point-of-contact. Follows up to ensure item is repaired and available for use

• Indexes files, maintaining files in an orderly fashion. Files documents with Clerk’s Office; delivers courtesy copies. If document is incorrect, makes necessary changes when possible to complete filing by the Clerk.

• Provides courier services from the USAO to the courthouses and state and federal agencies as required to files and/or deliver legal documents on a daily basis and at other times required.

• Works in an office setting; some walking, standing, bending and carrying of small office items is required. With prior approval, works overtime depending on work and caseload.

The above-mentioned duties may be performed as single functions or in combination with one another. One is expected to perform Document Management Technician duties as defined by the contract

Basic Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Ability to perform detailed work consistently, accurately, and under pressure extremely important.

• Must be able to read and follow instructions.

• Must be able to understand task, task objectives, and the context of the task in the litigation support effort as a whole.

• Must take the initiative to ask questions when necessary to complete task correctly (e.g. where instructions are not explicit or appear to be contrary to the task objective).

• Must have typing/keyboarding skills.

• Must be knowledgeable user of the Government's office and network environment, including but not limited to, word processing, database, spreadsheet, imaging, and telecommunications systems.

• Ability to answer multi-line phone system.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Government and/or Litigation Support environment in conjunction with basic qualifications, valued.

• Experience as Receptionist/Clerical, preferred.

• Undergraduate degree preferred.

• Current or active clearance.

The pay for this position will be $18.52/hr.

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.