Legal Assistant 1

About the role

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and ready to play a key role at the Public Utility Commission (PUC) as a Legal Assistant 1? The Secretary's Bureau is seeking a motivated and dependable individual to help keep our operations running smoothly. If that person is you, apply today!

As a Legal Assistant 1, you will perform varied legal clerical work in the Order Entry Section of the PUC's Secretary's Bureau, requiring typing skills to process a variety of documents. You will review and analyze Orders, Secretarial letters, as well as Initial and Recommended Decisions to determine the necessary action that must be taken for proceeding. Additional responsibilities include:

• Document Review: Check documents for correct formatting, proper grammar, and accurate information
• Service Decisions: Determine required actions and distribute documents based on independent judgment
• File Management: Retrieve, search and update case files to maintain accuracy
• Timely Processing: Complete workflow tasks on time to support commission requirements
• Order Handling: Serve orders within required timeframes to meet statutory rules
• Communication Tasks: Correspond with staff, attorneys, utilities, and consumers

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: Part-time work from home (telework) may be a potential feature of this position. The successful candidate is required to report to the headquarters worksite daily, unless the employee meets eligibility requirements and telework has been approved. Management may discontinue any telework arrangement at any time, for any reason. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office.
• To be eligible to participate in telework, the employee's alternate (telework) worksite must meet the following requirements:
• Within a reasonable travel distance of headquarters, and
• Within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Please direct all questions regarding reasonable distance and the type of available telework to the PUC Human Resource Office at or.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• Three years of responsible clerical, enforcement or investigative work; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

Additional information

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.