Legal Support Specialist

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is currently seeking a motivated and hard-working individual for the position of Legal Support Specialist in the Labor Relations Unit of our Executive Agencies Section. Executive Agencies represents 80+ clients in cases at the administrative, state, and federal levels and in their transactional matters. This position will work a hybrid in-person/remote schedule. There may be changes to this schedule based on training and operational needs. The headquartered location is 30 E. Broad St. Columbus, Ohio. The successful candidate will perform a variety of clerical, administrative and office support tasks.

Requirements

• 18 months experience in secretarial/administrative professional field.
• Or completion of coursework in secretarial/administrative professional science or closely related field from an accredited career school or community college.
• Technical skills: Administrative support/services, Attention to detail, Confidentiality, Collaboration, Verbal Communication, Written Communication.
• Employees of the Attorney General's Office must have been in their current positions for at least 12 months in order to be eligible for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex administrative & legal support duties for the Unit Coordinator of the Labor Relations Section
• Create legal files; generate correspondence; prepare monthly reports; act as lead support personnel in unit.
• Create files, set up & maintain case related matters; answer, screen & route telephone calls; open & distribute mail; acts as receptionist; distribute forms; perform data entry; type letters, labels, index cards, cover letters, etc.; file; & perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree