Access to Courts Legal Records Specialist

IdahoPTV; Orofino (ID); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) in Orofino, Idaho, seeks a Technical Records Specialist 3 – Legal Assistant to ensure access to courts for qualified legal claims. The role supports habeas petitions, direct appeals, and civil rights actions, handling packets, reference materials, notary services, and court filings.

Primary duties include maintaining the Access to Courts Center, managing records, organizing legal books, and assisting with administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to work in a correctional facility.
• Experience with records management systems.
• Experience interpreting laws, rules or policies.
• Experience researching and reviewing legal documents.
• Experience creating business correspondence/documents.

Responsibilities

• Collect Access to Courts Forms from facility lock boxes.
• Enter and respond to Access to Courts Forms in the database.
• Maintain logs for Access to Courts Center services.
• Organize and manage legal books and reference material.
• Distribute qualified legal claim packets and materials.
• Provide Notary Services.
• Provide authorized photocopies for legal filings.
• Process outgoing legal mail/e-filings.
• Review filings for court rules compliance.
• Review packets for laws, regulations, policies compliance.
• Explain filing processes to the courts.
• Travel to NICI to provide Access to Courts services.

Skills

Supervisory practices

Records management

Legal document review

Research & analysis

Notary services

Tools

Word processing software

Job description

Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) in Orofino, Idaho, seeks a Technical Records Specialist 3 – Legal Assistant to ensure access to courts for qualified legal claims. The role supports habeas petitions, direct appeals, and civil rights actions, handling packets, reference materials, notary services, and court filings.

Primary duties include maintaining the Access to Courts Center, managing records, organizing legal books, and assisting with administrative tasks.