Title: Legal Secretary, Construction Litigation

State Role Title: Legal Secretary

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law

Location:CENTRAL

Agency Website:www.oag.state.va.us

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position provides a full range of legal and administrative support to the Construction Unit's attorneys and paralegal and, as needed, attorneys in other Units and Sections. These responsibilities will include: preparing, formatting and proofing legal documents, correspondence and court filings; assembling, redacting and compiling documents in PDF format; creating, maintain and updating Excel spreadsheets; creating, organizing and updating filing paper and electronic filing systems; maintaining legal databases; managing litigation and Section calendar control for attorneys; and public records coordination and preservation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants should be experienced with Word, Excel and Outlook, encompassing the preparation of litigation documents (including briefs and tables of authorities), memoranda and correspondence as well as the preparation and updating of spreadsheets.
• Workload demands typing proficiency and strong proof-reading skills.
• Candidates must be detail-oriented and demonstrate the ability to work efficiently, juggle deadlines and collaborate effectively in 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.

Additional Considerations

Knowledge of construction or construction litigation is a plus, as is experience working with e-discovery platforms.

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.

Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Help Personnel email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-786-2071

Email: helppersonnel@oag.state.va.us

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 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.