Pima County · 2 months ago
Legal Secretary - County Attorney
Tucson, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$17.99/hr - $24.29/hr
1+ years expPima County is seeking a Legal Secretary for the County Attorney's Office to establish a register for current and future vacancies. The role involves performing specialized legal secretarial tasks, preparing legal documents, and managing case-related communications and deadlines.
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Responsibilities
Gathers information, prepares legal documents, completes legal forms, correspondence, documents such as briefs, opinions, complaints, warrants, affidavits, depositions and monitors to ensure legal requirements and deadlines are met
Reviews new cases and sets up interviews between clients, law enforcement personnel and attorneys
Reviews materials received, sets up files and initiates paperwork
Takes and/or transcribes from electronic dictation, prepares legal reports, correspondence, forms such as petitions, jury instructions and disclosures
Determines prioritization of trials, sets up and maintains calendars of hearings, trials, depositions and response times to pending litigation
Compiles statistical data concerning unit operations, at the direction of the attorney and/or paralegal, prepares periodic and special reports
Prepares motions for continuance, suspension or dismissal through the court system
Coordinates work activities with trial teams and/or divisions
Acts as liaison for attorney and/or paralegal regarding case preparation, discovery and prepares appropriate legal documents as required
Communicates with clients or witnesses to obtain or verify legal information for cases
Word processes a variety of technical and confidential documents, contracts, ordinances, case dispositions and privileged attorney client information
Reviews, sorts and proofreads legal documents for attorney and/or paralegal
Files and indexes legal documents produced and received in the case files
Edits legal documents for appropriateness of legal or technical terminology, grammar, punctuation and spelling
Operates a variety of office equipment
Qualification
Required
Successful completion of course work in legal terminology or legal office procedures from an accredited school AND one year of legal clerical experience involving the preparation and processing of legal documents or providing legal clerical support to an attorney
An Associate's degree or a certificate of completion from an accredited college or technical school as a legal secretary may substitute for one year of experience
One year with Pima County in a Legal Processing Support or closely-related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment
Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted
Valid driver license is required at time of application
Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment
The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant's suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures
Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination
Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services' review and approval of the candidate's driving record
Company
Pima County
Pima County is a government sector that provides health, development, business, community, sustainability, wastewater & recycling services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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$0.49MKey Investors
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2023-10-23Grant· $0.49M
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