Legal Secretary

Description

The Office of Legal Services is a team of over 15 attorneys providing legal representation to various departments within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS). 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.

• 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.

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

Education:

High school graduate.

Experience, Training, or

Skills:

Four years of clerical experience.

Substitutions:
Additional education will substitute for the required experience on a year‑for‑year basis. Clerical experience will substitute for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis.

Special Requirements (age, licensure, regulation, etc.):
None.

We participate in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the 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 DHS at 888‑897‑7781 or (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D.