Job Posting: Civil Legal Secretary – Oakland

 

JOB SUMMARY:

This public sector legal department has approximately 50 employees and is located in Oakland.  Working a 37.5-hour week, you will be providing a wide range of civil legal secretary support activities in the areas of litigation and legal transactional matters.  Duties include civil legal document and correspondence preparation, calendaring, case/file management, court filings, and litigation activities.  You will be part of a team and working in a fast-paced environment.

 QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED:

- A minimum of 3 years experience as a litigation legal secretary for attorneys in a civil legal environment in the public or private sector.  Tort litigation is preferred. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in:  case management software applications; and preparing documents such as pleadings, briefs, legal memoranda, opinions and other documents containing extensive legal citations.

- Good knowledge of civil legal terminology, forms and documents; calendaring, indexing and file maintenance, and court filing procedures.

- Expertise in Microsoft Office Word (’03 or ’07)

- A minimum of 50 wpm typing speed

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to work as part of a team.

 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

- Salary range is from $58K – $62K with a full range of excellent (public sector) benefits.

How to Apply:

Please forward a resume to: Becky L. Taylor, President, BLT Associates, Legal and Executive Recruiters, Oakland, CA at BLTaylorAssoc@comcast.net or by fax at (510) 632-4754.