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LEGAL Secretary wide C00441 Jobs in San Francisco, USA at City and County of San Francisco

Position: LEGAL SECRETARY I 1458 Citywide C00441

Under supervision, the 1458 Legal Secretary I class provides legal secretarial and clerical services of a difficult, responsible and confidential nature for an attorney’s office; and performs related duties as required. Supervision exercised:
May supervise clerical support staff.

1458 Legal Secretary I Essential Duties

  • Word Processes and edits a wide variety of legal documents in proper format including pleadings, briefs, correspondence, subpoenas, contracts, jury instructions, complaints, resolutions and ordinances utilizing multiple word processing systems, to prepare a variety of legal documents.
  • Abstracts information from various sources to put general information into proper legal form.
  • Transcribes legal dictation from dicta-phone or longhand notes, minutes, interviews and telephone messages; or takes and transcribes dictation from shorthand notes at a rate of 110 wpm, to prepare legal documents and correspondence.
  • Opens, maintains, monitors and closes legal case files and maintains correspondence and record files.
  • Maintains attorney appointment calendars; keeps abreast of important court dates and files legal documents with courts as mandated; assures complaints are responded to in a timely manner.
  • Provides information when possible by personally assisting callers, and exercises considerable judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential matters.
  • Prioritize duties and deadlines to accommodate work schedules of a large number of attorneys.
  • Performs related duties as required.

    • Qualifications

    • Minimum qualifications:

      Two (2) years of verifiable experience as a legal secretary transcribing dictation and typing legal documents including petitions, motions, briefs, complaints and other legal forms and the ability to type 55 net WPM.

    • The ability to transcribe legal matters accurately from a transcribing machine with no more than a 2% error rate may be required by some departments as a special condition.
    • A certificate of completion in legal secretarial skills from a recognized college, university, or training program, which involved learning legal terminology and legal formats and forms, may substitute for six (6) months of the required legal secretarial experience.

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    Title: LEGAL Secretary wide C00441

    Company: City and County of San Francisco

    Location: San Francisco, USA

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