Legal Secretary

California Department of Water Resources; California; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The California Department of Water Resources is seeking a Legal Secretary in the Office of the General Counsel to support over fifty attorneys. The role requires strong organizational skills, reliability, and the ability to handle a variety of projects including calendaring, travel arrangements, case management, SharePoint maintenance, proofreading, and document preparation.

Based in Sacramento with a hybrid work arrangement, this permanent full-time position emphasizes accuracy, collaboration,

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and file management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Good attendance and reliability
• Calendaring and scheduling experience
• Travel arrangements and reimbursements
• Case management and document handling
• SharePoint maintenance and editing
• Proofreading and editing of legal documents

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of complex legal secretarial support to attorneys and staff.
• Assist Sr. Legal Typist and supervise/coordinate work on special projects.
• Manage calendars, travel, and reimbursement processes for attorneys.
• Maintain case files, documents, and SharePoint resources.
• Proofread, edit, and compile legal documents for submission.

Job description

This is a great position if you enjoy being in a secretarial role and are interested in putting your organizational and file management skills to work. The Legal Secretarial staff of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) consists of a Legal Support Supervisor I, three Legal Secretaries, and one Sr. Legal Typist who work closely as a team to support over fifty attorneys in a professional yet friendly environment. An ideal candidate will have good attendance records, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and enjoy a variety of different projects including calendaring, arranging attorneys travel and reimbursement, case management, SharePoint maintenance, proofreading, editing, and compiling and serving legal documents.

Under general supervision of the Legal Support Supervisor I, this position will perform the full range of complex legal secretarial work and administrative responsibilities to provide support services to the attorneys and staff of the OGC. The incumbent may also assign, direct, and check the work of other support staff on special legal projects.

This position is based in Sacramento and is expected to report to the office four days per week.

The classification is currently subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization and to Pay Differential 141. Both are described in the California State Civil Service Pay Scales.

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

Job Code #: 532006

Working Title: Legal Secretary

Classification: Legal Secretary

Salary Range:

$4,371.00 - $5,473.00 A

$4,591.00 - $5,748.00 B

# of Positions: 1

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

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