Legal Secretary (JC-526200)

Position Details

Job Code #: JC-526200

Position #(s): 680-304-1282-005

Working Title: Legal Secretary

Classification: LEGAL SECRETARY

$4,371.00 - $5,748.00

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: San Francisco County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Department Information

Administrative Law Judge Division/ Intervenor Compensation & Budget Unit:

Department Website: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov

Job Description And Duties

Under direction of the Supervisor I, the Legal Secretary performs the most difficult and responsible legal secretarial and clerical work for the CPUC’s Intervenor Compensation Program. The Legal Secretary is responsible for properly formatting legal documents, checking case citations and decision references, and ensuring that correct legal procedures are followed to meet deadlines, filing requirements and ensuring proper legal notice when required.

Special Requirements

Prepare and submit a response for each question below. The SOQ should provide specific details and examples that clearly demonstrate how your training, experience, and education qualifies you for the position. Refer to the job description and duties, and duty statement to prepare your response. Applicants who do not submit a completed SOQ and writing that exceeds the page limit will not be considered or scored. All information in the SOQ is subject to verification. The SOQ must be no smaller than 11-point Arial font, single-spaced, and no more than two pages.

Please write your SOQ to address the following two questions:

• Describe your experience reviewing, editing, and verifying citations and references in legal documents.
• Describe your experience managing multiple projects or tasks with competing deadlines and varying complexity levels.

Final Filing Date: 8/4/2026

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Please see “Special Requirements” for instructions.