Legal Secretary II Job at The City of San Diego in California

Overview

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Legal Secretary II positions prepare and process a wide variety of legal documents which includes processing summons, complaints, answers to complaints, points and authorities, discovery requests and responses, briefs, writs, motions, orders, subpoenas, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, agreements, legal opinions, memoranda, and reports to City Council, boards and committees; prepare more complex legal documents; verify legal references; schedule and prioritize a wide variety of events in accordance with specific rules and procedures mandated by the courts, City Clerk’s Office, and City Attorney’s Office; compose and type legal documents; prepare case settlements; schedule and arrange depositions; establish and maintain case files, records and indexes; document reference and background information; and perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: You must meet ONE of the following options:

• Successful completion of a legal secretarial program from a recognized community or business college AND two years of full-time experience performing legal clerical support in a private law firm, corporate legal office, or public entity legal office, which MUST include one year of experience performing the full range of LEGAL SECRETARIAL duties. Qualifying legal secretarial duties MUST include the preparation of pleadings, briefs, discovery requests, and other legal correspondence.
• Three years of full-time experience performing legal clerical support in a private law firm, corporate legal office, or public entity legal office, which MUST include one year of experience performing the full range of LEGAL SECRETARIAL duties. Qualifying legal secretarial duties MUST include the preparation of pleadings, briefs, discovery requests, and other legal correspondence.

Notes:

• Successful completion of a legal secretarial program from a recognized community or business college cannot be used to satisfy the one year of experience performing LEGAL SECRETARIAL duties.
• The ability to type at a corrected speed of 50 words per minute on a computer keyboard is required at time of hire.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) LEGAL SECRETARIAL experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

• Professional experience in a corporate/legal office.
• Experience preparing discovery requests and responses, briefs, motions, orders, resolutions, contracts, agreements.
• Knowledge of civil discovery and civil procedure, legal terms, and rules and procedures of local, state, and federal courts.
• Above-average skill-experience working with programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, ProLaw, Outlook, and other Windows-based legal tools.
• Familiarity with the Bluebook and California Style Manual.
• Experience with criminal law-related databases.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Legal
• Industries: Government Administration

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