LEGAL ASSISTANT I

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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 Attorneys 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.