1000000626.LEGAL SECRETARY.DA - STATE FORFEITURE

Dallas County; Dallas (TX); Hybride; USD 40 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Dallas County seeks a Legal Secretary to provide clerical and secretarial support for a unit of attorneys. The role includes drafting routine legal documents, screening calls, and maintaining calendars and files.

The ideal candidate can type 50 wpm, handle data entry and word processing tasks, and pass relevant skills tests. Graduation from high school or GED is required, with experience or college credits as specified.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 3 years of related experience or 45 college hours.
• Must be able to pass skills tests (typing, data entry, grammar, etc.).

Responsabilités

• Provide routine secretarial support for attorneys to ensure efficient work completion.
• Screen calls, draft legal correspondence and documents using standardized formats.
• Greet and route visitors, answer routine inquiries, and manage calendars.
• Enter and maintain case and statistical data and generate reports.
• Maintain filing system and assist with copies, deliveries and court filings.
• Assist attorneys with computer/software related tasks as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Typing 50 wpm

Data entry

Grammar

Spelling

Proof Reading

Filing

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Outils

MS Excel

MS Word

Description du poste

1000000626.LEGAL SECRETARY.DA - STATE FORFEITURE

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Job Description

Provides routine secretarial support for a unit of attorneys to ensure completion of their work in an efficient and conscientious manner. Utilizes computer knowledge to create forms for documents that are used repeatedly, screens telephone calls, compiles routine data in established formats, organizes and maintains all files and calendars. Works with minimal supervision and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• 1. Assists attorneys by making follow-up calls on their cases, retrieving documentation and evidence and drafting legal correspondence and documents utilizing standardized formats.
• 2. Serves as a liaison for the department: greets, screens and routes visitors and incoming calls, takes messages and/or answers routine inquiries.
• 3. Enters and maintains case and statistical data and generates related reports.
• 4. Maintains filing system, including receiving, filing, sorting, verifying and routing a variety of legal documents.
• 5. Assists attorneys with tasks such as making copies, delivering correspondence, filing papers with the courts and maintaining office supplies.
• 6. Provides limited assistance to attorneys regarding computer and/or software related issues.
• 7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Experience and Training:

Graduation from an accredited high school/GED program. Three (3) years of work related experience or 45 hours of college credit or a combination of the two.

Special Requirements/Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Ability to type 50 wpm, with proficiency in using word processing, spreadsheet and database software. Candidates for all clerical, administrative and/or secretarial positions will be required to take and pass at least one skill(s) test(s) which will be determined by the Elected Official or Department Head based on the position and the operational needs of the department. Testing may include one or more of the following: 10-key, Coding, Data entry, Filing, Grammar, Math, MS Excel, MS Word, Proof Reading, Spelling, Sorting, Timed Typing (3 minute).

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

May require prolonged sitting, standing and ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs., unassisted.

Job Info

• Job Identification 26000525
• Job Schedule Full time