Legal Assistant

Performs difficult skilled clerical and responsible legal administrative work including personally executing important operational or staff functions; does related paralegal duties as required. Work is performed under general supervision of the County Attorney.

Performing complex and responsible legal administrative office assistance and support tasks; preparing and maintaining a wide variety of documents including legal and judicial papers, financial and medical treatment reports and records; receiving and screening visitors and telephone calls; preparing and maintaining files and records. Handles a variety of confidential administrative and technical assignments including summarizing reports, transcripts, briefs; assists with programs, records, files and reports for a variety of community services;

receives, screens and provides visitors information or directs to appropriate persons; under direction, plans and arranges meetings and conferences and schedules appointments; composes and types letters and memoranda in conformance with policies independently or from brief instructions; types reports, minutes and other materials using specialized formats and forms; assists with Freedom of Information requests, economic development documents and other items as delegated.

Sets up and maintains complex filing systems; maintains confidential personnel and related files; gathers information and data for meetings, upon the request of the attorney, prepares meeting agendas; purchases and maintains office supplies inventory; performs related tasks as required or assigned.

Thorough knowledge of standard law office practices, procedures, equipment, office assistance techniques, legal terminology and forms and documents used in legal assistant work; thorough knowledge of departmental functions, organization and policies; thorough knowledge of business English and spelling; thorough knowledge of the functions, methods, policies and responsibilities of area of specialty; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates;

ability to lay out and type complex forms and tables; ability to make difficult arithmetic calculations; ability to operate data entry and personal computer equipment, type and take and transcribe dictation at a reasonable rate of speed; ability to use discretion and judgment in the possession of confidential information.

Paralegal Degree or Certificate or relevant work experience and at least three years of increasingly responsible paralegal experience.