Legal Secretary

Los Angeles County Office Of Education

Job Location:

Downey, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 56856 - 70608

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Bulletin

An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects
the rich diversity of Los Angeles County

Legal Secretary

$4738 to $5884 Monthly

Insurance:
Your choice of several medical dental vision and life insurance plans

To learn more visit:

Online applications
must be submitted by:

11/3/2025

11:59 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Paid Time Off:
12 vacation 15 holidays and 12 illness days.

Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking detail-oriented customer-focused and experienced legal professionals for the Legal Secretary position for our Office of General Counsel.

The Legal Secretary will support the Labor Relations team by performing a variety of difficult and complex legal secretarial duties involving research correspondence and scheduling appointments.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

Legal vocabulary terminology and formats
Legal procedures and practices involved in composing processing and filing a variety of legal documents and reports
Standard legal references and their content
Records and file organization and use
Fundamentals of proper English grammar punctuation spelling and vocabulary
Transcribe from automated dictation devices
Office and record-keeping practices
Standard office machines
Office software applications such as word processing spreadsheets and artificial intelligence tools
Principles of implementing diversity in the workplace

Competencies:

Legal & Regulatory Navigation Understanding interpreting and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
Professional & Technical Expertise Applying technical subject matter to the job
Using Technology Working with electronic hardware and software applications
Attention to Detail Focusing on the details of work content work steps and final work products
Handling Stress - Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure challenge or adversity
Self-Management Showing personal organization self-discipline and dependability
Informing Proactively obtaining and sharing information
Customer Focus Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
Professional Impact Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
Cultural Proficiency Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages abilities religions and cultures

Required Education and ExperienceEducation:Graduation from high school or equivalent.

Experience:Two years of legal secretarial experience.

Equivalency Provision:An Associate of Arts degree in legal secretarial or paralegal/legal assistant studies or a certificate in Legal Secretarial Science or its equivalent from an institution of higher learning accredited by regional accreditation associations as recognized by the Council of Higher Education may be substituted for one year of the legal secretarial experience.

Additional Requirements:A valid California drivers license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites may be required.

Selection ProcessCandidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of Performance Exam and Structured Interview.

Contact

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to
Jung Eun Park at

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)

For complete application information please go to Personnel Commission9300 Imperial Hwy EC-Annex Downey CA 90242

Additional InformationMinimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information please go to For additional information on our testing procedures please visitApplicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application testing and employment are available to individuals with you would like to request an accommodation please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

This examination is authorized asOpen open to the public.

Recruitment ID: 26-LAC548

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.

BulletinAn equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflectsthe rich diversity of Los Angeles CountyLegal Secretary$4738 to $5884 MonthlyInsurance:Your choice of several medical dental vision and life insurance plansTo learn more visit:Online applicationsmust be submitted b...