Legal Assistant 1

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission seeks a Legal Assistant 1 in its Secretary's Bureau to perform varied legal clerical tasks, review orders and decisions, manage files, and support timely processing. The role requires accuracy, reliability, and the ability to communicate with staff, attorneys, utilities, and consumers. Telework may be available; on-site work at headquarters is required most days.

Qualifications

• Three years of responsible clerical, enforcement or investigative work; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Ability to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

• Document Review: Check documents for formatting, grammar and accuracy
• Service Decisions: Determine required actions and distribute documents
• File Management: Retrieve, search and update case files
• Timely Processing: Complete workflow tasks on time
• Order Handling: Serve orders within required timeframes
• Communication Tasks: Correspond with staff, attorneys, utilities and consumers

Skills

Clerical experience

Attention to detail

Job description

THE POSITION

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and ready to play a key role at the Public Utility Commission (PUC) as a Legal Assistant 1? The Secretary's Bureau is seeking a motivated and dependable individual to help keep our operations running smoothly. If that person is you, apply today!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

As a Legal Assistant 1, you will perform varied legal clerical work in the Order Entry Section of the PUC's Secretary's Bureau, requiring typing skills to process a variety of documents. You will review and analyze Orders, Secretarial letters, as well as Initial and Recommended Decisions to determine the necessary action that must be taken for proceeding. Additional responsibilities include:

• Document Review: Check documents for correct formatting, proper grammar, and accurate information
• Service Decisions: Determine required actions and distribute documents based on independent judgment
• File Management: Retrieve, search and update case files to maintain accuracy
• Timely Processing: Complete workflow tasks on time to support commission requirements
• Order Handling: Serve orders within required timeframes to meet statutory rules
• Communication Tasks: Correspond with staff, attorneys, utilities, and consumers

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: Part-time work from home (telework) may be a potential feature of this position. The successful candidate is required to report to the headquarters worksite daily, unless the employee meets eligibility requirements and telework has been approved. Management may discontinue any telework arrangement at any time, for any reason. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office.
  • To be eligible to participate in telework, the employee's alternate (telework) worksite must meet the following requirements:
    • Within a reasonable travel distance of headquarters, and
    • Within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  • Please direct all questions regarding reasonable distance and the type of available telework to the PUC Human Resource Office at [e-mail] or 717.787.8714.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of responsible clerical, enforcement or investigative work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.