Legal Secretary, Criminal Appeals Section

Job description

Title: Legal Secretary, Criminal Appeals Section State Role Title: Legal Secretary: Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience: Pay Band: UG: Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law Location: Office of the Attorney General Agency Website: https://www.oag.state.va.us/: Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties: This position provides a full range of legal and administrative support to 3 to 4 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 indep...