Legal Secretary - Employment Law section

About the role

The Office of the Ohio Attorney General is currently seeking a motivated and hard-working individual for a position as a Legal Secretary within our Employment Law section. This talented individual will provide secretarial support while working in a collaborative team environment. The successful candidate will perform a variety of clerical, administrative and legal support tasks for attorneys and other office staff. This position will work a hybrid in-person/remote schedule; there may be changes to this schedule based on training and operational needs. The headquarter location is our Columbus, Ohio office.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly confidential legal secretarial work for office attorneys;
• Physically and electronically files briefs, motions and other documents in state and federal court;
• Performs litigation support (e.g., preparation of exhibits, table of contents, table of authorities);
• From rough written or electronic instructions, produces typed copy of legal documents, confidential materials and correspondence (e.g., briefs, depositions, pleadings, letters, reports, tables, appendices, certificates of service) using Microsoft Office and other software applications;
• Proofreads and corrects all materials prior to review by attorneys;
• Composes or independently answers correspondence (i.e., correspondence of a routine nature which does not require interpretation of the policies or legal issues) to clients, staff or general public;
• Schedules meetings/appointments;
• Scans and processes mail for the section;
• Answers main phone line within the section

Requirements

• 6 months work experience performing legal secretary duties in a law firm or legal setting;
• Completion of an Associate's degree in secretarial/administrative professional science or a closely related field from an accredited career school or community college;
• Completion of Associate core coursework to qualify for a secretary/administrative assistant diploma/certificate or a closely related field from an accredited career school or community college;
• Completion of a Bachelor's degree or higher in any related field;
• One course or one month of experience in public relations;
• Or equivalent of the Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Skills

• Administrative support/services
• Attention to detail
• Confidentiality
• Time management
• Verbal communication
• Written communication

Pay

$23.90 per hour - $28.99 per hour

Schedule

This position will work a hybrid in-person/remote schedule; there may be changes to this schedule based on training and operational needs. The role is full‑time with work hours Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm.