*Legal Secretary - Family Legal Support Section (Portland)

Initial Posting Date:

08/27/2025

Application Deadline:

09/03/2025

Agency:

Department of Justice

Salary Range:

$3,856 - $5,325

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

*Legal Secretary - Family Legal Support Section (Portland)

Job Description:

The Oregon Department of Justice, Civil Enforcement Division is seeking to fill a Legal Secretary position, in the Portland Legal Office for the Family Legal Support Section. This section represents state agencies in litigation to recover money owed to the state. The Division’s relationship to the agency is to generate the maximum civil law enforcement impact over the broad spectrum of its responsibilities. The key to meeting the challenge are flexibility and selectivity. Attorneys in the Family Legal Support Section are assigned to provide advice and litigation services to the Division of Child Support (DCS) of the Department of Justice. The mission of the Division of Child Support is to enhance the well-being of children and promote positive parental involvement by providing child support program services to families. Attorneys in the Section assist DCS in establishing, modifying and enforcing child support and establishing paternity in cases where children are receiving public assistance.

Legal Secretaries in the section provide a variety of clerically related services in direct support of agency programs requiring a thorough knowledge of programs and activities. This position provides support for the assistant attorneys general in preparing cases for trial. If you are a legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we’d like the opportunity to consider you. If selected, we’ll ensure you are paid well and equitable to your peers, make work-life balance attainable, and show you the door to professional development and job satisfaction. This position offers a hybrid schedule, which requires a minimum of 4 days in office and 1 day remote work. Note: Training may require additional days in the office.

Job Duties (in part)

• Draft, finalize, and proofread for accurate case related correspondence and pleadings for attorneys.

• Prepare exhibits and other court documents, subpoenas, witness fees, and ensure timely handling/filing (both electronic and hard copy) with appropriate venues.

• Enter information into a case management system as required, schedule follow ups and monitor case activity including tracking critical legal deadlines.

• Create and maintain case files and determine daily actions.

• File and organize documents.

• Primary person to schedule meetings, appointments, hearings, depositions, and interview dates and times for attorneys, hearings personnel, opposing parties and witnesses, and various meetings for section personnel.

• Maintain a reminder system on important court deadlines.

• Contact other government agencies for information and communicate with state and federal officials.

• Use internet databases to gather information, and to search for addresses and court information.

• Update and review charts for accurate case information.

• Responsible for maintaining case files including tracking documents, obtaining information or materials as required or requested by attorney(s) or courts.

• May assum