Salary Range$19.71-$25.13
Job Posting End Date - Applications will no longer be accepted starting07-08-2025
Job Summary Salary : Legal Secretary I: $19.71- $25.13 Legal Secretary II: $22.16- $28.245 PLEASE NOTE: This position is not eligible for remote-work. If you experience technical issues submitting your application, please reach out to City of Orlando Human Resources at jobs@orlando.gov or 407-246-2062.
Performs specialized secretarial work for the real estate section of the City Attorney’s Office, including real estate purchases, sales, licenses, easements, developments, closings, and other transactions. Reviews, prepares drafts, summarizes, analyzes, coordinates, and files documents and correspondence pertaining to real estate transactions. Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and other Microsoft applications required. Has demonstrated experience with real estate contracts, surveys, due diligence, title commitments and policies, and recorded documents. Employee is expected to exercise initiative and independent judgment in responding to inquiries from municipal employees, department managers, outside attorneys, and the general public, in personally addressing administrative matters which do not involve policy determinations, and in recognizing and immediately bringing priority matters to attorney's attention. Work is performed under attorney supervision for two (2) or more City of Orlando attorneys .
Minimum Qualifications:
Legal Secretary I: High School Diploma/G.E.D. Certificate required, and two (2) years of legal secretarial experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Must type 40 CWPM. Must pass background check.
Legal Secretary II: High School Diploma/G.E.D. Certificate and four (4) years of legal secretarial experience required, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. However, candidates must have two (2) years of legal secretarial experience, regardless of educational background, to qualify. Must type 40 CWPM. Must pass background check.
Important: To be eligible to proceed forward in the application process, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed in the position description. Please ensure your application provides details of all relevant experience related to the position. If you have questions or need clarification concerning the position or application process, please contact Human Resources at jobs@orlando.gov or 407.246.2062.
If this posting indicates a degree is required, the following experience will apply in lieu of any degree as follows:
- Two (2) years of direct experience for an associate degree;
- Four (4) years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree;
- Six (6) years of direct experience for a master's degree; or
- Nine (9) years of direct experience for a doctoral degree.