Legal Secretary

Description

The Office of Legal Services is a team of over 15 attorneys providing legal representation to the various departments within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. We are seeking an applicant who has experience providing clerical support for attorneys. We offer a positive, team environment, with friendly and professional co-workers.

Responsibilities and duties include but aren't limited to the following:

• Composing correspondence.
• Maintaining calendars.
• Typing, mailing and filing legal documents.
• Answer phones, direct calls as needed or answer questions.
• Log and monitor mail.
• Archiving of files.
• Maintaining various databases.
• Office bill payment.
  
  

Skills and Expectations include, but are not limited to:

• Knowledge of legal secretarial work.
• Ability to communicate professionally with attorneys, courts and co- workers.
• Strong typing skills.
• Well organized.
• Self-starter, taking initiative.
  
  

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: High school graduate.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Four years of clerical experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: Additional education will substitute for the required experience on a year for year basis.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Clerical experience will substitute for the required education on a year for year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting.