Legal Secretary

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Legal Secretary

The candidate gathers information, prepares legal documents, types legal forms, correspondence, documents such as briefs, opinions, complaints, warrants, affidavits, depositions and monitors to ensure legal requirements and deadlines are met; Reviews new cases and sets up interviews between clients, law enforcement personnel and attorneys; Reviews materials received, sets up files and initiates paperwork; Takes and/or transcribes from electronic dictation, prepares legal reports, correspondence, forms such as petitions, jury instructions and disclosures; Determines prioritization of trials, sets up and maintains calendars of hearings, trials, depositions and response times to pending litigation;

Compiles statistical data concerning unit operations, at the direction of the attorney and/or paralegal, prepares periodic and special reports; Prepares motions for continuance, suspension or dismissal through the court system; Coordinates work activities with trial teams and/or divisions; Acts as liaison for attorney and/or paralegal regarding case preparation, discovery and prepares appropriate legal documents as required; Communicates with clients or witnesses to obtain or verify legal information for cases; Word processes a variety of technical and confidential documents, contracts, ordinances, case dispositions and privileged attorney client information; Reviews, sorts and proofreads legal documents for attorney and/or paralegal; Files and indexes legal documents produced and received in the case files; Edits legal documents for appropriateness of legal or technical terminology, grammar, punctuation and spelling; Operates a variety of office equipment. Must have computer software, word processes and data bases. Must have an Associate's degree or a certificate of completion from an accredited college or technical school as a legal secretary. OR Successful completion of course work in legal terminology or legal office procedures from an accredited school and 1 year of legal clerical experience involving the preparation and processing of legal documents or providing legal clerical support to an attorney.

Additional Information

Position #3143-20190104

Company info

Pima County Public Defender .
32 N. Stone Ste. 400
Tucson
Arizona
United States 85701
Phone : 520-724-8028
Website : http://www.pima.gov/publicdefender/