Child Support- Legal Specialist

The Legal Specialist provides technical legal and clerical support for the Child Support Agency (CSA). This position researches, analyzes, and/or interprets court orders and case situations, independently drafts legal documents, and conducts order revision activities ensuring timely notice and adherence to legal requirements.

• Practices standard office etiquette and procedures; prepares court calendar and maintains Assistant Corporation Counsel calendar for child support matters; distributes court calendar to appropriate parties including agency staff, Corporation Counsel, Clerk of Courts, Family Court Commissioner, Judicial Assistants, and Judges; coordinates and schedules pre-trial conferences; maintains e-filing queue; distributes documents to the assigned worker and provides copies to appropriate parties.
• Directs legal terminology knowledge to compose, update, and verify legal documents in a timely and accurate manner; drafts and prepares legal documents for service of process, summons and petitions, reviews and modifications, orders to show cause, notices of motion, and all related appearance process documents; ensures that legal documents are reviewed and signed by appropriate official(s); reviews Agency file information to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to hearings.
• Transfers awareness of Wisconsin Statues as they pertain to child support, and the legal process to support and protect the CSA with cases; determines service of process requirements based on type of legal action, timeframe for court actions, and location of party(s) requiring services; notifies service of process vendors, forwards documents, coordinates pre-payment if necessary; serves parties in the Child Support Agency or jail or arranges for service of papers;
  
  assists and directs Child Support Specialists regarding the correct legal procedures.
• Takes detailed notes while attending court hearings; incorporates essential details in preparing resulting orders or related legal documents; refers legal documents to appropriate official(s) for review; reviews court files to glean relevant information regarding child support and/or maintenance orders to ensure or clarify continuity of order.
• Reviews and manages multiple cases with minimal supervision to expedite workflow and achieve greater departmental performance and productivity; adapts to changes in priority to meet deadlines.
• Computes basic math calculations to determine income withholding requirements; prepares income withholding orders and income withholding terminations as directed.
• Maintains knowledge of and proficiency in multiple data systems, policies, and procedures; maintains reference manuals, statutes, bulletins, policies, and procedures as needed to keep current with various legal document wording and program changes and requirements.
• Performs various records management duties complying with established guidelines; maintains controls to ensure expeditious preparation and filing of documents; updates case files and performs computer data entry; reviews orders, documents, information, court dates, and other pertinent information; interprets child support/maintenance orders; researches court files and interprets court orders to obtain information for income assignments; notifies probate and bankruptcy court when the case involves child support;
  
  prepares income withholding notices to employers; follows retention and destruction procedures.
• Assists in establishing paternity for non-marital children either administratively or judicially; prepares summons, petitions, and notices to the parties; prepares Guardian Ad Litem petition, order, and consent forms; schedules genetic testing and prepares documentation for testing lab;…