The Kings County District Attorney Office is currently seeking qualified individuals for the position of:

LEGAL SECRETARY

$46,134.40 - $56,284.80 Annually

The Kings County District Attorney’s Office is hiring a Legal Secretary to provide essential legal and administrative support. This key role prepares legal documents, manages schedules, and ensures accuracy and confidentiality in every detail. Perfect for organized, detail-driven professionals who want to contribute to justice and public service

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Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Some duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities may be performed in a learning capacity for entry-level (I Level) positions.

Drafts pleadings, subpoenas, contracts, briefs, ordinances and other legal documents and correspondence, memoranda and reports from stenographic notes, brief instructions, or prior materials.
Calendars and schedules court dates, meetings and appointments for attorneys; files or arranges for the filing of legal briefs and other necessary paperwork with the court.
Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls, providing information regarding the particular area of assignment, which may require the use of judgment and interpretation of policies and procedures or taking messages or referring the caller to the proper attorney.
Processes a variety of legal agreements, contracts, etc., following attorney's instructions.
Researches and compiles a variety of informational materials.
Types drafts and a wide variety of finished documents, including both general and legal-related correspondence and documents; utilizes word processing equipment to input or retrieve data and prepare reports using a personal or on-line computer system.
Independently initiates specified correspondence such as transmittal letters for signature by appropriate staff; reviews finished materials for completeness, accuracy, format, compliance with policies and procedures, and appropriate English usage.
Organizes and maintains chronological and other files.
Relieves attorneys of certain administrative matters by following up on projects, transmitting information, keeping informed of pertinent activities, and scheduling and arranging for meetings.
Performs related duties as assigned.

Please note: When completing the work history portion of your application please include each position title and level as a separate entry when applicable. E.g. If you were a Level I and promoted to a Level II, each level should be entered separately to reflect the time held at each level.

It is also important that your application show all the relevant education and experience that you possess, even if it extends beyond the required past 15 years. A resume may be attached, but is not a substitute for completing the application and supplemental questions. Failure to submit a completed application may eliminate you from the recruitment.

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12^th) grade.

Experience:

Two (2) years of legal secretarial and/or office administrative experience in a public agency legal office or private law firm.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licenses:

Possession of a valid California driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of appointment.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Qualify for security clearance through a background investigation and fingerprint check, which includes a credit check.

All completed applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed. Depending upon the number of applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, the examination process may include a screening committee (pass/fail) and/or written examination (pass/fail) and/or an oral examination (100%) which may include a written practical component to determine placement on the eligible list.

Note: Those applicants who are among the top 40 written test scores will be invited to participate in the oral examination process.

VETERAN'S PREFERENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Veteran's Preference Application
You must submit a certified DD-214 and a new request form for each application submission prior to the closing date.

TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Final Date to Apply: February 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Subject Matter Expert Review: To Be Determined
HR Oral Examination: Week of March 9, 2026

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