This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.    Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.   Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird seeks an experienced Secretary to provide support for attorneys and technical staff, and perform general administrative tasks.  The position responsibilities include preparing, proofing, and filing pleadings, briefs, testimony, and exhibits using common business software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat. Additional job duties include providing exceptional customer service as the first point of contact for general public communications, processing incoming email notifications related to active case filings, assisting with preparing and submitting office expense claims, managing office calendars including scheduling appointments and meetings for employees, and handling highly confidential matters while maintaining confidentiality all in a team-based office. A successful candidate will be committed to public service. Applicants must have at least two years of full-time work as a secretary or administrative assistant in an office setting, preferably in a legal setting.  Qualified candidates must possess the ability to learn the process of submitting filings within the Iowa Utilities Commission's electronic filing system and the willingness to take on new tasks and pursue objectives with great dedication.  The position will require testing for proficiency in proofreading, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.  Final candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.  The State of Iowa is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.Experience equal to two years of full-time general office work, preferably in a legal setting with one year of which must have involved secretarial or related administrative support duties; OR post high school course work in an accredited secretarial, business, or closely related curriculum may be substituted for the required experience on a month-for-month basis; OR completion of thirty (30) semester (or equivalent) hours of undergraduate college level course work may be substituted for the one year of required general office experience; OR certification from the State of Iowa Administrative Assistant Certificate Program will substitute for six months of the required experience; OR employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of one year of full-time work as a Secretary 1. For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.