Administrative Legal Secretary I or II

MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Join a progressive state-wide non-profit disability advocacy organization that is committed to the fight for the legal and human rights of people with disabilities. Protection & Advocacy, Inc. (PAI) has a vacancy for an organized and detail oriented Administrative Legal Secretary I or II for our San Diego Regional Office. This is an excellent opportunity to utilize your organizational and secretarial skills. PAI offers excellent benefits and a great work environment.

The following qualifications must be met:

1. Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing, including a working knowledge of correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure.

2. Education equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

3. One year of progressively responsible legal secretarial experience;
OR
Two years of other specialized secretarial or word processing training or progressively responsible secretarial experience.

4. Keyboard Proficiency: 55 net words per minute.

5. Experience using Microsoft Word and/or WordPerfect, and Excel.

6. Experience performing detailed administrative and secretarial work, with the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, to work well under pressure, and to effectively reprioritize and handle multiple tasks and fluctuating deadlines.

7. Ability to solve practical problems by applying standard and routine solutions where precedent dictates the course of action, or deferring to the supervisor for resolution.

8. Ability to handle confidential matters discretely; to work collaboratively as part of a team; to be flexible with changing situations; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees in various offices and programs, clients, and people outside the agency.

9. Effective telephone skills, including the ability to handle situations patiently and tactfully.

10. Experience with setting up filing systems.

11. Experience working with or sensitivity to persons with disabilities.

12. Experience working with or sensitivity to persons from ethnic or language distinct communities.

The Admin Legal Secretary II requires more experience. Please refer to our website for details.

If you are interested in applying for this position, it is extremely important you complete the required application packet and submit to the Human Resources Department by June 10, 2008. To obtain the detailed job description and required application packet you may visit www.pai-ca.org or call 916-658-2659 to have the packet mailed to you. Resumes received without all of the required application materials will not be considered.

$3,044-$4,086/month; $36,528-$49,032/year