Administrative Legal Secretary
Collective Bargaining Agreement Between Legal Service Workers of Rural California and California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
POSITION TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SECRETARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Serve as manager of the office, training and supervising the office clerical staff;
● Assist in providing legal secretarial services to the attorneys;
● Maintain statistical records as required;
● Administer petty cash and clients' trust accounts;
● Assist in the interviewing and selection of clerical staff;
● Maintain office administrative and personnel files;
● Assure that legal deadlines are met in the processing of legal documents;
● Maintain the court and appointment calendar;
● Maintain the library;
● Order and maintain office equipment and supplies;
● Assists attorneys or legal staff with translating for non-English speaking clients in attorney-client interviews and correspondence;
● Perform other normal law office duties as assigned.
SALARY: $25,084.00 ($22,984.00 + $2,100.00 annual bonus) to $48,060.00 ($45,960.00 + $2,100.00 annual bonus) depending on experience, determined according to the collective bargaining agreement. Bilingual bonus also available ($480.00 annual for spoken Spanish fluency, $480.00 annual for written Spanish fluency).
WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. CRLA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:
● Three (3) years experience as legal secretary or equivalent experience providing administrative support in a high stress environment;
● Type 55 w.p.m.
● Knowledge of computer software, including but not limited to Microsoft Windows, WordPerfect, Microsoft Office Suite, Table of Authorities, Internet skills;
● Excellent written and oral communications skills;
● Knowledge of law office management;
● Bilingual, written and oral in Spanish preferred;
SUPERVISOR: Directing Attorney/Director
SUPERVISES: Office Clerical Staff; no authority to hire; fire; or discipline.
The function of all job descriptions is to help in determining the primary duties and responsibilities in each job and in determining whether an Employee is properly classified. They are not intended to precisely define the exact duties to be performed. The Administrative Legal Secretary job description is an "extra duties" job description; it is not a separate position, but is one which a Legal Secretary currently holds in addition to her Legal Secretary functions. As a result, such clerical is compensated with an additional bonus credit as set forth in Schedule 45.4.
Please send cover letter and resume to hr@crla.org; include “ALS - Stockton Basic” in subject line of e-mail.