Remote options: This position may be eligible for remote work two days a week. The duties associated with the position include, but are not limited to: word processing, formatting, proofreading and editing various legal documents. The ideal candidate has two or more years of experience as an administrative assistant, one or more years of experience as a legal secretary OR completion of legal secretary training after high school and preferred criminal law experience. Adapt and/or write letters on your own initiative or in response to requests for information. 5 years of secretarial experience in the legal framework. The objective of this position is to assist a litigator as a secretariat and to assist the support staff of the Criminal Division, Fraud and Special Prosecutions Unit. • Knowledge of law enforcement procedures and protocol. Understand the lawyer-client relationship, including the need for confidentiality and discretion.• Knowledge of technical legal terms.• Knowledge of the sequence of legal acts in law enforcement operations sufficient to accurately respond to detailed requests from judicial officials, law enforcement agencies, lawyers or the public. • Good knowledge of various computer programs.• Oral and written communication skills.• Writing skills of correspondence and legal documents. • Grammar, punctuation, spelling, basic review, formats of a variety of legal documents.
• Ability to capture and monitor regulatory timelines.• Transcription and word processing ability. • Must be able to exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with other staff and senior officials of the organization. • Ability to be self-initiated, proactive problem solver with the ability to multitask while maintaining attention to detail. • Ability to create a word processing transcript from CDs. • Ability to prioritize and plan large projects and to be well organized and analytical. • Ability to use different types of devices, computers and software. • Ability to understand the lawyer-client relationship, including the need for confidentiality and discretion. • Ability to establish and maintain cordial working relationships with all levels of AGO employees and supervisors/management. • Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). • Please note that the registration fee takes effect after 27 weeks of employment. For a complete list of services provided by the State of Arizona, please visit our Benefits page The Criminal Division of the Arizona Attorney General`s Office, Fraud and Special Prosecutions Division, is seeking a Legal Secretary I.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at (602) 542-8056 or by email at humanresources@azag.gov. At all stages of the selection process, persons with disabilities may apply for suitable housing by contacting the Auditor General`s Human Resources Office at (602) 542-8056 or by email at HumanResources@azag.gov. The Arizona Attorney General`s Office does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age in its programs, activities, or hiring and employment practices. The following department has been designated to handle anti-discrimination policy requests: Operations Division, 2005 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone: (602) 542-8056, fax: (602) 542-8000. The state of Arizona is an egalitarian employer. All employees in the state of Arizona work within the framework of the Arizona Management System (AMS), a conscious, results-oriented approach to the state government`s work where every employee thinks about performance, reduces waste, and is committed to continuous improvement with sustainable progress. Through AMS, every government employee tries to understand client needs, identify problems, improve processes and measure results. Government employees are highly engaged, collaborative and embrace a culture of public service. The Attorney General`s Office offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: Sick leaveLeave with 10 paid statutory holidays per yearHealth and dental insuranceRetirement life insurance and long-term disability insuranceOptional benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans and supplementary life insurance • All candidates who are serious about employment with the Attorney General`s Office must take fingerprints by the office and conduct criminal background checks by state and federal agencies. A job posting cannot be advertised until the candidate has passed the first background check. Their registration does not automatically constitute a barrier to employment.
Factors such as, but not limited to, age at the time of the offence and age of the offence, as well as the relationship between the offence and the job for which you are applying will be considered. Answer phone, manage Outlook calendars and contact lists (including scheduling meetings and calls on national and international time zones); Fax. It is expected to demonstrate initiative and independent judgment in responding to requests from municipal employees, department heads, external counsel and.. One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-secondary education.