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California Department of Justice · 5 hours ago

Legal Secretary

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$4,371/mo - $5,473/mo

The California Department of Justice is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their team in the West Covina Office, dedicated to protecting vulnerable community members and safeguarding state healthcare programs. The role involves performing legal secretarial duties, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to legal requirements, while supporting the legal team with case management and correspondence.

Law EnforcementNon Profit

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Perform legal secretarial duties in support of the West Covina Office’s legal team

Ensure all legal documents are skillfully drafted, proofread, formatted, and filed/served in accordance with legal requirements and court deadlines

Maintain internal databases and systems and organize voluminous case files complying with federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations, as well as office policies and practices

Draft, review, and process office correspondence

Maintain office calendars and process subpoenas and travel

Qualification

Legal document draftingProofreadingDatabase managementOffice correspondenceWell-organizedTeam-orientedSelf-starter

Required

Team-oriented

Well-organized

Self-starter

Ability to draft, proofread, and format legal documents

Ability to file/serve legal documents in accordance with legal requirements and court deadlines

Experience maintaining internal databases and systems

Experience organizing voluminous case files

Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations

Ability to draft, review, and process office correspondence

Ability to maintain office calendars

Ability to process subpoenas and travel

Benefits

Work-life balance

11 paid holidays

Flexible paid leave options

Consistent wage increases

Pension retirement

Job stability

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and more!

Company

California Department of Justice

California Department of Justice is a non profit Law Enforcement agency.

Sacramento, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.oag.ca.gov

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

Hamid Formoli

Founder/Co-Chair-Middle Eastern and South Asian Employee Advisory Committee

Weslee Howell

Organization Development Partner - Office of Human Resources

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