Legal Assistant 2

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Luzerne County, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Make your advanced legal clerical work make a difference with the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, Wilkes Barre Referee Office! In this Legal Assistant 2 role, you will be part of a dedicated team that helps resolve complex issues and supports due process rights. Each day brings fresh challenges that let you enhance your skills while supporting fairness and efficiency. Apply with us today! This position plays a key part in preparing, organizing, and supporting unemployment compensation appeal hearings form start to finish. Work involves detailed review, careful coordination, and consistent communication with all involved parties.

Requirements

• One year as a Legal Assistant 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or Four years of responsible clerical, investigative or enforcement work including one year of legal clerical support experience; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Responsibilities

• Review incoming appeals case work items to determine proper routing, location and type of hearing; organize case files and exhibits; and associate dockets based on claim type and issues of law
• Prepare hearing notices for timely distribution; schedule, adjust, and reschedule times based on multiple variables to help Referees ensure due process, accessibility, and adherence to all other regulations and parameters
• Receive and distribute documents; ensure documents are sent timely, accessible, and available for all parties at all hearing types; transcribe recorded dictation of decisions from Referees; prepare, format, proofread, and verify data for a variety of legal documents
• Respond to phone calls, emails, and in-person visitors; provide accurate and tactful responses about substantive and procedural matters
• Upload recorded herrings, maintain electronic and paper case files, input data into automated computer tracking systems
• Perform other office support functions including legal research, ordering supplies, and timekeeping tasks to help keep operations running smoothly

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed