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202401008 LEGAL ASSISTANT I – Ongoing

Matthew Lindsey

Attorney's Office

NATURE OF WORK:

Under supervision of the Office Administrator and Legal Program Coordinator performs basic legal secretarial functions and typical receptionist duties for the County Attorney’s Office.

TYPICAL DUTIES:

Process and maintain records and files of felony, misdemeanor, criminal and civil traffic cases; compose letters and routine court pleadings for lawyers; file correspondence, memoranda and other legal documents; provides disclosure information to defense attorneys; prepare victim notifications and maintain victim statistics; enter cases and process documents in the case management software; obtain victim info, reports, etc. from law enforcement agencies; file documents with various courts; schedule interviews; answer phone calls and deal professionally and competently with the public; perform mail runs, and other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Working knowledge of office practices, procedures and equipment; good grasp of Business English, spelling, punctuation, and grammar; ability to understand various processes, basic legal terminology, Disclosure Rules and Laws, and Victims’ Rights Rules and Laws, the adult and juvenile court system in Arizona; skilled in the use of a computer and current office software; basic ability to accurately perform data entry into a case management system.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certificate; and some office experience; must be able to sit at a desk and perform normal secretarial duties for a minimum of ten (10) hours a day; must be able to type and perform data entry for up to ten (10) hours a day; must be able to lift a twenty-five-pound (25 lb.) file box (Bankers Box) to a height of five (5) feet.

(Position is in classified service and is FLSA non-exempt)

This position’s hourly pay is $17.47

ALL POSITIONS MUST HAVE AN APACHE COUNTY EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION.

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Please click “Apply for Job” to send a completed application.

To apply for this job email your details to employment@apachecountyaz.gov