Legal Secretary

Duty Statement

The Legal Secretary performs the most difficult and responsible legal secretarial and clerical work for the CPUC's Intervenor Compensation Program. The primary duties include:

• Properly formatting legal documents.
• Checking case citations and decision references.
• Ensuring correct legal procedures are followed to meet deadlines, filing requirements, and ensuring proper legal notice when required.

Special Requirements

Prepare and submit a response for each question below. The SOQ should provide specific details and examples that clearly demonstrate how your training, experience, and education qualify you for the position. Refer to the job description and duties, and duty statement to prepare your response. Applicants who do not submit a completed SOQ and writing that exceeds the page limit will not be considered or scored. All information in the SOQ is subject to verification.

The SOQ must be no smaller than 11-point Arial font, single-spaced, and no more than two pages. Please write your SOQ to address the following two questions:

• Describe your experience reviewing, editing, and verifying citations and references in legal documents.
• Describe your experience managing multiple projects or tasks with competing deadlines and varying complexity levels.

Job Description and Duties

Under direction of the Supervisor I, the Legal Secretary performs the most difficult and responsible legal secretarial and clerical work for the CPUC’s Intervenor Compensation Program. The Legal Secretary is responsible for:

• Properly formatting legal documents.
• Checking case citations and decision references.
• Ensuring correct legal procedures are followed to meet deadlines, filing requirements, and ensuring proper legal notice when required.

Qualifications

Individuals interested in applying for this vacancy must have eligibility. If you are new to state service or need to gain eligibility to this classification, please click here to open the examination bulletin and follow the instructions on "How to apply". For this classification, applicants with disabilities may gain eligibility through the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP), an alternative to the standard testing process. Click here to open the examination bulletin. Applicants may choose to apply through either the Standard or LEAP process. The examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy. Please be sure to follow all instructions for each process.

Virtual interviews via web portals or phone may be offered as deemed appropriate and feasible by the hiring manager – standard in-person interviews will still be offered if conditions permit.

Application Instructions

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification.

To apply, complete your Application Package (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) and submit it to apply for this Job Posting. Applications may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

• Address for Mailing Application Packages: Public Utilities Commission N/A Attn: Human Resources Division 505 Van Ness Ave, Room 3008 San Francisco , CA 94102
• Address for Drop-Off Application Packages: Public Utilities Commission N/A Human Resources Division 505 Van Ness Ave, Room 3008 San Francisco , CA 94102

Monday to Friday Except Holidays. 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Required Application Package Documents: The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.
• All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Please see "Special Requirements" for instructions.