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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
LEGAL SECRETARY 2
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $36,540.00 to  $53,431.92  PAY GRADE: 29
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy
Department: Business and Industry
Division: Insurance
Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa
Job Class Code: 02.153
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 30569
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 01/20/2017
Close Date: 02/03/2017
Recruiter:
   CAROL PION
   Phone: **None**
   Email: cpion@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
Legal Secretaries perform specialized secretarial duties for attorneys, administrative law judges, and/or hearings/appeals officers including preparing legal documents and correspondence; calendaring; maintaining records; and providing assistance on routine problems and inquiries which are not of a legal nature.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This position works for the Department of Business & Industry, within the Division of Insurance, Legal Section, in the Carson City office. Legal Secretaries perform specialized secretarial and support duties for attorneys, administrative law judges, and/or hearings officers. The incumbent will transcribe legal dictation by receiving assignment, determine court jurisdiction and format needed; review legal documents for proper grammar and citations, manage calendars, and deadlines; review, format, amend, file and notice regulations and proposed legislation. The incumbent will also monitor adoption, filing, and codification of all Division regulation. The incumbent must be able to read and apply court rules, provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes, Nevada Administrative Code, and the legal precedents and guiding documents that enforce the laws and regulations of Title 57 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Credentials for Notary Public are preferred but not required.

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Graduation from high school or equivalent education and three years of clerical experience, two of which were performing progressively responsible legal secretarial work in a training capacity; OR one year of experience as a Legal Secretary I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Notes
    An Associate of Science degree with a legal secretarial emphasis is equivalent to one year of legal secretarial trainee experience.
    Completion of a legal secretarial diploma program from an accredited business college is equivalent to one year of legal secretarial trainee experience.
The Examination
LEGAL SECRETARY II (02.153) Written Exam
The exam will consist of a written weighted 100%.

Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
The following are the number of questions and the category:

16 - Reading Comprehension
28 - Office Operations and Standard Practices
26 - English, Grammar and Spelling
15 - Customer Service
20 - Legal Procedures and Terminology
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
515 East Musser Street,
First Floor
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management
Southern Nevada
7251 Amigo St,
Suite 120
Las Vegas, NV 89119

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868


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