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    Legal Secretary Senior Expert, Civil Litigation Section - Richmond, United States - State of Virginia

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    Description

    Title:
    Legal Secretary Senior Expert / Civil Litigation Section


    Hiring Range:
    Commensurate with experience


    Agency:
    Attorney General & Dept of Law

    Location:
    Office of the Attorney General


    Agency Website:

    Recruitment Type:
    General Public - G

    Job Duties

    The Office of the Attorney General is seeking a Secretary to serve as a Legal Secretary Senior

    Expert in the Employment Unit of the Office's Trial Section. The position offers the challenge

    and opportunity of public service, work-life balance, and an attractive compensation package

    inclusive of paid time off, paid holidays, teleworking options, health/dental/life insurance,

    retirement benefits and more.


    LEGAL SECRETARY SENIOR EXPERT

    OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    CIVIL LITIGATION DIVISION
    TRIAL SECTION - EMPLOYMENT UNIT

    Minimum Qualifications


    DUTIES:
    The successful candidate will provide the following services:


    • Clerical Duties: Provide secretarial support to up to seven Employment Unit-Trial
    Section attorneys and provide backup secretarial support to attorneys in the General Civil

    Unit of the Trial Section


    Duties include:
    prioritizing work assigned by the attorneys;

    typing and editing briefs, pleadings, discovery requests and responses, correspondence

    and memoranda, and preparing same for filing by mail, in person, or electronically;

    drafting correspondence for attorneys' signatures; proofreading and performing quality

    checks on all work product, including referring to Lexis Advance, Westlaw and the

    Bluebook; scanning pleadings and correspondence received electronically and by U.S.

    mail into electronic database; attending to all aspects of discovery; opening and

    distributing mail (10) managing the opening of new cases and the closing of ended cases

    in the Office's case management database; other administrative tasks related to active

    trial practice.


    • Paralegal Duties: establish files, organize and maintain electronic file for all discovery;
    upload discovery documents to file sharing platform; communicate with clients, experts and

    opposing counsel; prepare trial exhibits and materials; contact and schedule witnesses for

    meetings and depositions; prepare and track subpoenas and arrange for service.


    • Administrative Duties: prepare and process travel vouchers and requests for travel as
    well as purchase, reimbursement and payment forms; arrange for conference rooms and

    schedule court reporters; provide backup secretarial support to other units in the Trial

    Section; and electronically file, where applicable and appropriate, in the Fourth Circuit

    Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of

    Virginia, the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, using

    VACES and the CM-ECF/Pacer system


    QUALIFICATIONS:
    A minimum of three to five (5) years working in an employment law

    practice. The position requires exceptional written and verbal communication skills, proficiency

    in time management, and the ability to work independently and as a team member. Candidates

    must also demonstrate the ability to work well under pressure and adjust priorities without close

    supervision. The successful candidate must possess a valid driver's license and will be subject to

    a criminal background check. This position presents an exciting and rewarding opportunity for

    the right candidate to be part of a dynamic team and to perform a valuable public service.


    Preferred Qualifications:
    To ensure timely

    consideration, please submit application materials by February 10, 2023.


    Special Instructions:
    You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.


    Contact Information:

    Name:
    Human Resources


    Phone:

    Email:


    In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.

    To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI).

    Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability.

    If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link:
    Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at , or DBVI at


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