Legal Secretary​/Trainee

Do you thrive in a fast-paced office environment? Do the phrases "detail-oriented" and "multitasking" describe you? Do you have extremely strong computer skills? If so, a position as a full-time Legal Secretary Trainee for the Churchill County District Attorney's Office may be the right job for you. (At the hiring authority's discretion, appropriately qualified candidates may be hired as a full Legal Secretary) The District Attorney's Office is committed to prosecuting criminal activity within Churchill County and providing civil legal representation to the County.

The office places a strong emphasis on providing high-quality service to the residents of Churchill County.

The duties of the position include gathering and researching information for the preparation of legal documents; applying Nevada Revised Statutes to verify the accuracy of citations in documents; processing a variety of technical and confidential information; setting up and maintaining calendars for attorneys; preparing, filing and indexing legal documents; receiving and screening incoming calls and visitors.

The position requires strong organizational skills as well as keen attention to details. Strong computer skills are required for this position.

Due to the nature of the information the position handles, the incumbent must be able to maintain strict confidentiality. The incumbent must also be able to effectively cope with the stress and emotions that come with exposure to evidence and information about various crimes, including violent crimes, sexual crimes, and crimes against children.

Consider the benefits given to you as a County employee! The county pays 100% of the retirement contribution to PERS on your behalf (36.75% over and above your wage, equivalent to $18,000/year). The county pays 100% of the employee-only health insurance premiums (equivalent to $13,500/year). AND you will not have Social Security taken out of your paycheck, which results in an additional 6% take-home pay (equivalent to $2,900/year).

This position will be required to perform work on the weekend on a rotating on-call basis.

Provides varied, responsible and confidential secretarial and office administrative assistance to one or more attorneys; may provide direction to office support staff on a project basis.

This is the beginning level in this specialized secretarial series. It is designed to allow an experienced incumbent with either well-developed office administrative or secretarial support skills to learn the terminology, formats and procedures in the legal secretarial field. This class is distinguished from Legal Secretary in that the latter is performing journey-level legal support after gaining experience and demonstrating proficiency.

NOTE:

An employee cannot remain in this classification after two (2) years as of date of employment.

This job description indicates, in general, the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions (as covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act) expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

High School Diploma/GED; AND two (2) years of administrative support experience; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge of:

• Computer applications involving word processing, data entry and/or standard report generation.
• Business arithmetic; office administrative practices and procedures.
• Record keeping principles and practices.
• Correct business English, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Legal office terminology, processes, procedures and the format for legal documents.
• Techniques for dealing with the public, in person and over the telephone, often where relations may be confrontational or strained.

Skill in:

• Drafting pleadings and other legal documents from stenographic notes, brief instructions, dictated tapes or printed information.
• Providing varied and responsible legal secretarial and office administrative assistance to one or more attorneys and/or associated staff.
• Using applicable legal office…