APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$56,689.20 to
$83,666.16
PAY GRADE: 32
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
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.
Applications accepted
for another 0 Days 22 Hrs 55 Mins
The Position
Legal Secretaries within the Attorney General's Office (AGO) perform specialized, complex project and case management duties for attorneys, the executive team, and other staff within the AGO to include, but not limited to, conducting research; preparing administrative, civil, criminal, legal and general documents, pleadings, and published materials; calendaring; maintaining records; assisting on legal argument preparation for all courts, bodies, and other entities; and assisting with problems and inquiries which are of a legal and general nature.
Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of legal secretarial duties for the work unit.
The Office of the Attorney General is seeking to fill an AG Legal Secretary position in Las Vegas. Legal Secretaries within the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are responsible for performing specialized and complex project and case management duties in support of attorneys, the executive team, and other AGO staff. Their work includes conducting legal research; preparing a wide range of documents such as administrative, civil, criminal, and general pleadings and publications; managing calendars; maintaining detailed records; and assisting with the preparation of legal arguments for presentation before courts, administrative bodies, and other entities. Additionally, they help resolve legal and general inquiries that arise during the course of operations. Candidates for this role must have experience in preparing and filing legal documents and correspondence, managing calendars and records, and handling fiscal and travel-related documentation. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. 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 three years of legal secretarial experience; OR one year of experience as an AG Legal Secretary Trainee in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Special Notes
Positions will be required to follow legal authority, rules, and policies, to format Documents, Pleadings, and Published Materials, which include without limitation, the Bluebook, Westlaw, Black's Law Dictionary, Gregg's Reference Manual, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, United States Code Annotated, Rules and Procedures of Federal Agencies, Nevada Revised Statutes, Nevada Administrative Code, Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure, Nevada Rules of Criminal Procedure, Nevada Rules of Local Practice, Case Management Orders, Court Orders and policies, and policies and procedures of the Nevada Attorney General's Office.
Formatting and format mean without limitation, alignment, Bates stamping, clipping, copying, inserting, cutting, editing, redacting, paginating, checking grammar and spelling, and removing metadata of Documents, Pleadings, and Published Materials.
Documents include but are not limited to agreements, contracts, correspondence, memorandums, emails, letters, meeting minutes, notices, spreadsheets, statistical charts, exhibits, special sections, indexes, table of points and authorities, tables of contents, certificates of service, brief covers, and transcriptions.
Pleadings include but are not limited to briefs, affidavits, answers, assurances, complaints, declarations, forfeitures, indictments, informations, interrogatories, interstate compacts, motions, oppositions, replies, orders, subpoenas, and warrants.
Published Materials include but are not limited to Attorney General Opinions, treatises, presentations, slide decks, and various reports.
Special Requirements
Some positions require incumbents to be a notary public.
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.
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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
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to 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.
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