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Georgia Office of the Attorney General

Department of Law

Legal Secretary

The mission of the Department of Law is to serve the citizens of the State of Georgia by providing legal representation of the highest quality to the agencies, officers and employees of state government and by honorably and vigorously carrying out the constitutional and statutory responsibilities of the Attorney General. The position filled through this announcement will serve in the Regulated Industries and Professions Division.

Job Description

Duties include, but are not limited to

• Typing of correspondence, briefs, pleadings, forms, agreements, and administrative orders from handwritten notes or dictation.
• Files pleadings and other legal documents in court as requested.
• Prepares, copies, and faxes or mails a variety of legal documents and correspondence.
• Dockets pleadings and distributes mail for the division
• Prepares and types control slips on new cases and distributes cases as requested.
• Maintains files for the division; maintains records on the assignments of cases.
• Maintains records of leave balances for division personnel; enters time worked for all personnel to the computer.
• Maintains updated legal references for the division personnel.
• Maintains travel arrangements for division personnel.
• Maintains an adequate inventory of office supplies.
• Attends division and departmental meetings as required.
• Closes files and coordinates the removal of closed files.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this title. They may not include all job duties performed by employees on this job title, and every position does not necessarily require these duties.

Minimum qualifications

• One-year legal secretary experience
• Two years’ general secretary experience.
• Strong typing skills.