Legal Assistant

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITIONS IN THIS CLASS: Under general supervision, performs responsible and varied legal secretarial duties and administrative detail in the office of the County Attorney.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY AND PERFORMANCE:

Essential Duties:

• Prepares and types a variety of correspondence, petitions, warrants, judgments and sentences, affidavits, evidence memos, subpoenas and motions.

• Maintains schedules of court appearances and notifies officers of court dates.

• Maintains case files and gathers required reports and documents.

• Schedules appointments.

• Downloads evidence.

• Scans and enters reports into case management system.

• Handles mail.

• Notarizes documents.

• Responds to public inquiries.

• Runs errands.

• Answers phone.

• Greets visitors.

• Deals with law enforcement agencies, other attorneys, and the courts.

Other Duties: Fills in for others; performs related duties as assigned.

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