Legal Secretary 1 - 00000625
Pay Grade: F
Under direct supervision, helps prepare legal documents and correspondence. Assists legal staff in preparing for court proceedings.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Ensures delivery of legal correspondences to clients, witnesses, parties, and/or court officials.
- Opens and closes case files.
- Organizes and maintains case files, documents, and reference materials.
- Prepares and processes legal documents and papers, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements.
- Retrieves, copies, and distributes files and documents.
- Schedules appointments, maintains calendars and receives and places telephone calls.
- Types and edits office memos, briefs, motions, and other legal documents from notes or dictation using standard office equipment.
- Performs other professional responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED AND One (1) year of experience in an office setting using computer software.
Preferred Skills/Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, demonstrate some or all of the following skills/experience:
- One (1) year work experience in a legal office environment using technology hardware AND software applications typically used in a legal office environment.
- Two (2) years of work experience in an office setting that involved review of legal documents (e.g., contracts, etc.) AND use of technology hardware and software applications typically used in a legal office environment.
- Work experience as an administrative assistant (secretary).