SENIOR LEGAL TYPIST

State of California•Sacramento, CA

43d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) is a statutorily created judicial body. As the statewide administrative law court of appeal for workers' compensation cases, it decides appeals filed by aggrieved parties and their attorneys from decisions issued by approximately 200 state-wide workers' compensation judges (WCJs) located in 24 state-wide district offices. These decisions affect the rights and liabilities of all workers' compensation stakeholders, including injured workers, employers, insurers, self-insured entities, medical providers, lien claimants, and other state agencies. The clerical and secretarial staff for the WCAB play a critical role in the WCAB's day-to-day functioning. Under the general supervision of the Legal Support Supervisor I, the Senior Legal Typist (SLT) performs a wide variety of difficult legal clerical work, including processing legal pleadings filed with the WCAB, preparing and circulating case deliberation files to commissioners, and preparing and finalizing orders, opinions and decisions by the WCAB.

Requirements

The minimum requirements are defined in the Class Specification for Senior Legal Typist.
To be considered for this Senior Legal Typist job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility.
To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=1833
The Senior Legal Typist must type at least 45 wpm and have knowledge of legal concepts, terminology and technical legal terms.
The incumbent is expected to maintain confidentiality at all times due to the access to sensitive information and the nature of the work performed.
The incumbent must have the ability to follow the policies and procedures of the WCAB, work with staff at all levels, be dependable, and communicate effectively to complete work assignments.

Nice To Haves

Knowledgeable in the proper use and understanding of legal terminology and their use in various legal forms and documents.
A demonstrated ability to learn legal concepts, terminology and technical legal terms.
Knowledge of workers' compensation law and/or labor and employment law.
Prior experience as a legal secretary for one year or more.

Responsibilities

Review and process legal documents filed with the WCAB.
Prepare electronic case files for circulation to commissioners for deliberation.
Consult with judges, legal secretaries and staff at the district offices about reports, pleadings and exhibits to ensure an adequate record to address the appeal.
Format, proofread, finalize and serve legal orders, opinions and decisions by the WCAB.
Monitor electronic files from circulation for approval of decisions through to service.
Maintain case assignment list and assist with organization of hard copy files.
Review and process incoming mail and emails from parties, judges and arbitrators.
Respond to phone and in-person inquiries about cases with the WCAB.

Benefits

State of California health coverage and other benefits are comprehensive and compare favorably to the private sector.
Our building is located in San Francisco, approximately two blocks from the Civic Center BART station and close to multiple other public transit lines.
Benefits include reimbursememnt of public transit to support employee use of BART or other public transit systems.

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