Legal Secretary - Hybrid

Sutter Health•Vallejo, CA

5d•$30 - $45•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides detailed legal and administrative support. Produces, updates, transcribes, proofreads, and edits legal documents to ensure correctness and completeness, using established formats. Calendars meetings, coordinates legal projects, prioritizes actions and responses, and organizes, maintains, and tracks priorities, files, and cases. This is a hybrid position requiring the employee to live in Sutter Health’s Northern California footprint and work onsite two days per week. One onsite day must be Tuesday; additional office attendance may be needed for meetings and other activities.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education or experience.
Two years of recent relevant experience.
Familiarity with general legal office practices and functions and basic legal terminology.
Ability to distinguish among legal documents, such as bylaws, articles, summons, complaints, and subpoenas.
Ability to understand legal time constraints and deadlines for court filings and responses to requests or subpoenas.
Knowledge of business English, grammar, spelling, and punctuation, with the ability to compose, proofread, and edit correspondence and memorandums.
Ability to type by touch for extended periods at 60 to 70 words per minute.
Critical thinking and attention to detail.
Strong organization skills and ability to manage or reprioritize work and projects to meet deadlines.
Customer-service focus.
Verbal and written communication skills and ability to understand and follow instructions.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with people contacted while performing required duties.
Respect for cultural and linguistic differences and commitment to an inclusive work environment.
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with deadlines and changing priorities.
Ability to use essential applications and databases associated with the role.
Must live in the Northern California footprint and work onsite two days per week, including every Tuesday.

Responsibilities

Provide legal and administrative support.
Produce, update, and transcribe legal documents using established formats.
Proofread and edit documents for correctness and completeness.
Calendar meetings and coordinate legal projects.
Prioritize actions and responses.
Organize, maintain, and track priorities, files, and projects or cases.
Prepare legal documents and reports from general instructions using approved formats.
Handle privileged and confidential information discreetly.