Legal Assistant

Job Description And Duties

Our mission is to promote, adopt, and maintain safety standards that ensure a safe and healthful workplace for all Californians. As the only state agency authorized to adopt, amend, or repeal occupational safety and health standards, we play a pivotal role in protecting California’s workforce. Join us and be a key contributor to setting high standards for workplace safety across the state

In this role, you will serve as an essential contributor to the administrative and legal operations of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. As a Legal Secretary, your work will directly support regulatory development, the public variance hearing process, and internal legal functions that enhance worker safety and health across California.

• Operational Support: Coordinate and manage the Board’s variance hearing process from intake to decision issuance, including preparing legal documents, reviewing applications for completeness, and ensuring timely communication with all parties involved.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the Board’s first point of contact for the public and stakeholders regarding petitions, variances, rulemakings, and hearing procedures. Respond to complex inquiries via phone, email, and in-person while maintaining a high standard of professionalism and customer service.
• Legal and Administrative Expertise: Draft, proofread, and finalize legal decisions and correspondence using Board templates and ensure compliance with internal policies, Title 8 regulations, and administrative law procedures.
• Process Improvement: Maintain and update legal templates, internal databases, and the Board’s online application portal. Assist with troubleshooting technical issues, improving public-facing resources, and identifying opportunities to streamline clerical and regulatory workflows.
  
  

This posting may be used to fill future vacancies in accordance with 2 CCR

• 249.3
  
  

To be considered for this job opportunity, applicants must be either reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility or have reinstatement eligibility. To take the exam and gain employment list eligibility, please click here to access the exam bulletin: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/ExamBulletin.aspx?ExamControlId=5073

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

Working Conditions

• Location: Based at our Sacramento office at 2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 350, Sacramento, CA 95833. Enjoy the convenience of easy freeway access, nearby restaurants and shops, and free parking.
• Hybrid Flexibility: Eligible applicants residing in California can take advantage of hybrid telework options under Government Code 14200—combining in-office collaboration with the flexibility of remote work.
• Office Setting: Work in a modern, temperature-controlled office with state-of-the-art facilities designed for both individual and collaborative work. Expect a dynamic environment where extended work hours may occasionally be required to meet project demands.
• Position: Full-time, Limited Term (12 months but may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent).
  
  

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