Legal Secretary I Job at City of Chesapeake Virginia in Chesapeake

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This position is advertised as a recruitment service to the Commonwealth's Attorney's office. Application review and hiring decisions are at the sole discretion of the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Three references are required with the submittal of your application.

Position Information

Working Title: Legal Secretary I

Job Type: Full Time

Posting Type: Public

Number of Vacancies: 1

Department: COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY

Division: COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY

Requisition Number: 2025169

Number of hours worked per week: 40

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Work Site Location: Chesapeake, VA (307 Albemarle Dr. Ste 200A)

Position Driving Requirement: N - Never

Pay Grade: GE05

Pay Basis: Semi-Monthly

Advertised Salary: [Salary information not provided]

Job Description

Do you have experience interacting in a legal environment? Is your passion to be a part of a dynamic team that works together to serve the citizens of the City of Chesapeake? If so, come join our team.

Tasks include:

• Provide legal, clerical and routine administrative support for attorneys.
• Responsible for legal and administrative office tasks, enter and update information for legal cases in databases.
• Set up, prepare and maintain files for area of responsibility.
• Prepare correspondence and legal papers including motions, orders, indictments, subpoenas, etc.
• Assist in answering phones and screening visitors, victims, and witnesses.
• Assist with setting up and maintaining files, including preparation of subpoenas, requesting police video, etc.
• Prepares reports as necessary for area of responsibility.
• Retrieve criminal histories and driver’s transcripts.
• Provide back-up duties for other team members.
• Retrieves and enters daily warrants.
• Other duties as assigned.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.

Required Qualifications

VOCATIONAL / EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Requires high school diploma or GED and any combination of education and experience equivalent to satisfactory completion of one year of college education in legal secretarial skills or a closely related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standard, this class requires a minimum of one year of full-time experience.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES: Depending on position, may require a valid driver’s license in compliance with City Driving Standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior or current work in law office.
• Must be able to multi-task and manage time.
• Knowledge of Prosecutor by Karpel case management system helpful.

Job Open Date

03/21/2025

Job Close Date

04/04/2025

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Maximum Requests: 4