Legal Secretary Position Available In East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tallo's Job Summary: The Legal Secretary position at City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge offers a starting salary of $15.4880 hourly or $32,215 annually. The role involves performing secretarial work under the direction of a City Court Judge or Attorney(s), including typing legal documents and providing general office assistance. Minimum requirements include a high school diploma and four years of clerical experience, with two years in legal secretarial duties. Applicants must apply online at www.brla.gov/jobs.
Job Description
Legal Secretary City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge 1755 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 THIS
IS A JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY, MUST APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.BRLA.GOV/JOBS
Job Title:
LEGAL SECRETARY
Type of Vacancy:
Open Competitive Job Opening No.: 2500209-2
Job Code:
2042
Work Location:
PARISH ATTY-LITIGATION & RISK
Starting Salary:
$15.4880 Hourly / $32,215
Annually Pay Grade:
1160
Application Dates:
05/09/2025
- 05/15/2025
Application Times:
Friday 12 Noon•
Thursday NOTE:
Applicants using education to qualify for any job MUST attach a copy of their degree or transcript to their application at the time of applying. Applicants applying for any position that requires an official certification MUST attach a copy of that certification at the time of applying. Applicants MAY use experience as a substitution only if the minimum requirements indicates such. Failure to provide documentation of education, licenses, certifications, and courses may result in your application being REJECTED or a lower application score.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Under the general direction of a City Court Judge, Court Administrator, or an Attorney(s), performs secretarial work of a complex nature that includes typing and handling papers and correspondence of legal nature, such as warrants, summonses, complaints, indictments, motions, subpoenas, and papers for filing and serving. Employees of this classification should be familiar with legal terminology, legal format, and legal forms. Independent judgment is exercised in the performance of assigned duties and incumbents are sometimes required to assist higher level employees in the courtroom or office. Performs other work as requested.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High school diploma, GED, HiSET, or equivalent certificate of competency and four years of experience in progressively responsible clerical duties of a legal nature, including two years performing secretarial duties of a legal nature.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS
(Unless otherwise specified below, must possess at the time of appointment and must be maintained current throughout employment in this classification.) Position(s) may require the ability to obtain a Certified Digital Reporter Certificate (CDR).
OTHER JOB ASPECTS
Position(s) may require passing a typing (50 words per minute), word processing, spreadsheet and/or other computer skill test(s).
SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION
None.
EXAMINATION
Advanced Clerical examination required (may take up to 2 ½ hours from test start time). Subject areas and other exam preparation information are available at: https://www.brla.gov/261/Examination-Preparation. Examinations are available on most Tuesdays, 8:30
- 9:00 am, check-in, Thursdays,
- 12:00
- 12:30 pm, and Fridays, 8:30
- 9:00 am check-in.
Please call Human Resources Recruiting and Examination at 389-3132 to confirm testing dates and times. Test check-in is on a first come-first served basis. There are occasions where the test room is filled to capacity and applicants are asked to return on another day for testing. Picture identification, proof of social security number and a completed online employment application are required for test room admittance.
- Where exam volume is expected to be high, check-in of applicants may begin as early as 11:30 am in order to complete the check-in process prior to the required 12:30 cut-off time.
APPLICATION NOTE
In your employment application, please include detailed information such as software and equipment used, documents produced, fiscal or legal duties performed, types of customer service provided, decisions made, guidelines followed, supervisory duties, etc. Failure to provide a detailed description of job duties may result in your application being rejected or a lower application score.
Note:
For the complete job specification, please visit www.brla.gov/hr.
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Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$32,215.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Paid time off Retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Work Location:
In person
