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State of Nevada Announces
A Divisional Promotional Recruitment for:
LEGAL SECRETARY 1
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $36,790.56 to  $53,598.96  PAY GRADE: 27
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: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur in this geographical location.
Department: Administration
Division: Hearings & Appeals
Location: Las Vegas, Boulder City, Indian Springs, Jean, Henderson
Job Class Code: 02.156
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 39541
Open to current classified employees in the specified Division, with at least 6 months of continuous, full-time equivalent service.
Posted 01/24/2020
Close Date: 01/28/2020
Recruiter:
   ANA MARIA ORNELLAS
   Phone: (775)684-0151
   Email: aornellas@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 perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.
This is a Legal Secretary I underfilling for a Legal Secretary II position with the Department of Administration, Hearings & Appeals Division located in Las Vegas. The incumbent serves as the Judicial Secretary to Hearing Officer (HO) and is responsible for calendaring duties including reset dates, notices, and of stacked and time certain hearings. The incumbent serves as the direct HO liaison for telephone status checks and is responsible for informing HO of case status for instruction; provides skilled legal clerical support; creates and monitors all court correspondences, pleadings, motions, orders, resets, stipulations, applications and decisions for HO signature; distinguishes priorities and routes files to the appropriate courtroom; monitors court reporters and interpreters; and notes all changes on HO daily calendar. The Legal Secretary acts as HO liaison to the general public, attorneys, laymen, and employer representatives; performs all clerical and administrative duties as may be necessary; and may serve as a roaming secretary to assist with extended absences and fill future vacancies. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***

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 two years of clerical experience, one of which was performing legal secretarial work in a trainee capacity; OR one year of experience as a Legal Secretary Trainee in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Special Notes
    Completion of a legal secretarial diploma program from an accredited business college is equivalent to one year of legal secretarial trainee experience.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
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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