Legal Secretary, Criminal Appeals
Legal Secretary, Criminal Appeals
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Job Description
Title: Legal Secretary Criminal Appeals
State Role Title:Legal Secretary
Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience and Qualifications
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law
Location:Office of the Attorney General
Agency Website: Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
This position provides a full range of legal and administrative support to three to four litigation attorneys including typing legal documents briefs and correspondence from machine dictation and hard copy filing answering telephones responding to citizen inquiries creating/maintaining legal databases managing docket/correspondence control for attorneys and record keeping. Duties may include maintaining case management database.
Minimum Qualifications
- Should be proficient in MS Word encompassing the preparation of litigation documents (including briefs and tables of authorities) memoranda and correspondence.
- Workload demands typing skill of at least 65-70 wpm.
- Candidates must be detail-oriented and demonstrate the ability to work proficiently in an intense litigation-deadline environment.
- In addition candidates must demonstrate the ability to work both independently and as a team player in covering the work of others when the situation demands.
Additional Considerations
Experience in Law Base case management software is desired but not required.
Special Instructions
Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website () to submit your application. Applications sent to the Recruitment email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your applications status.
Contact Information
Name: OAG Recruitment
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
