Virginia Office of the Attorney General · 3 months ago
Legal Secretary, Criminal Appeals Section
Fairfax, VA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelVirginia Office of the Attorney General is seeking a Legal Secretary for the Criminal Appeals Section. This role provides a full range of legal and administrative support to litigation attorneys, including typing legal documents, managing correspondence, and maintaining legal databases.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Provides a full range of legal and administrative support to 3 to 4 litigation attorneys
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
Maintaining case management database
Qualification
Required
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
Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work both independently and as a team player in covering the work of others when the situation demands
Preferred
Experience in Law Base case management software is desired, but not required
Company
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
The Virginia Office of the Attorney General is the Commonwealth's law firm.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Broadus Pettiford, CEH, CISM, CISSP, PMP
Chief Information Officer
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