Legal Secretary

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LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

Overview: The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) of the Los Angeles Unified School District seeks to be nothing less than the best public law office in Los Angeles County. The OGC is an ethical, high performance legal department with high professional standards and integrity that provides first class legal service to the teachers, supervisors and administrators who support the District's 600,000 plus students that we educate. The OGC uses their skills to advise and counsel schools and administrative offices, and recognize that their ultimate clients are the students of the District and their families, and work to support the District's vision that all of our students will graduate, be college prepared and career ready. A Legal Secretary performs specialized and extremely confidential secretarial and related duties for staff attorneys and other staff members.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assists in the preparation of correspondence, legal opinions, and other legal documents.
• Files, indexes, cross-indexes, and locates correspondence, legal opinions, court decisions, and other legal documents as requested.
• Arranges appointments and conferences for attorneys, paralegals, and other staff members.
• Assists in maintaining dockets and calendars showing the status of pending litigation, requests for legal opinions, and other matters, and through e-mail, reminding the staff attorneys, paralegals, and other staff members of deadlines for preparing litigation documents, opinions, and other such documents.

Minimum Requirements
EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency. Completion of a certification in legal secretarial science or related field; or certification as a paralegal from a program, preferably approved by the American Bar Association; or an associate’s degree in legal secretarial science or a related field from a recognized college or university.

EXPERIENCE: Two years of experience that includes assisting attorneys in preparing and compiling legal and litigation forms, pleadings, discovery, and other documents, using legal template software, and screening and routing calls.

SPECIAL NOTE: Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate for the Legal Secretary position has several years of experience in providing administrative support for litigators. This candidate has worked on dozens of demurrers and motions for summary judgment and is skilled in managing and maintaining litigation files. S/he is experienced in preparing motions and exhibits, preparing table of contents and authorities, and filing/e-filing with the court. This candidate knows how to prepare, process, and serve discovery requests and discovery responses and is familiar with the task of contract drafting. S/he is very capable in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with Word, Excel, Outlook, as well as other productivity tools, such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Adobe Acrobat. Ideally, this candidate is a team player and has a strong work ethic, s/he willingly steps up to assist others to ensure that big projects are completed on time. S/he is very organized; detail oriented; and has good follow through in completing tasks. S/he is able to manage multiple projects while working under pressure and time constraints within a fast-paced environment. Lastly, as a representing member of the district's Office of the General Counsel, this candidate presents and interacts professionally with colleagues, clients, court staff, and opposing counsel.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $28.86 - $35.91 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Travel requirement:

• No travel

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Angeles, CA 90017: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person