Law Technician II (SR-18)

County of Maui; Wailuku (HI); Sur place; USD 53 000 - 57 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equal Opportunity Employer

Drug screening

Résumé du poste

County of Maui seeks a Law Technician to provide technical legal support to professional staff attorneys. Duties include researching, drafting and checking documents, and coordinating with law enforcement and courts as needed.

Candidates will handle statistics of cases, prepare briefs, and organize legal records in conformance with court rules. A high school diploma and relevant experience are required, with opportunity for advancement within the legal office.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school.
• One year of experience at the Grade I level or five years of progressively complex work in a legal or judicial environment involving examination of legal documents and court rules.
• Experience involving legal research, preparation, typing, processing, drafting and checking a variety of legal documents and forms.

Responsabilités

• Reads records and transcripts of cases scheduled for hearing; assists in research and checks cited authority and specific laws and statutes; reviews case citations; retrieves cases from the law library; compiles information on statutes and legal subjects; independently prepares basic and complex legal documents for review by attorneys.
• Independently drafts extradition documents and detainers for attorneys' review and signature; coordinates travel with law enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions; prepares first drafts/outlines of briefs, opinions, contracts, deeds for review by a deputy attorney.
• Prepares cases and files for presentation in court by staff attorneys; follows up on requests for information by contacting witnesses, law enforcement personnel, litigants, court staff; applies legal policies and reviews documents for compliance with court rules; indexes and classifies legal opinions.

Formation

High school diploma

Description du poste

Salary

Appointment may be made at any rate within the salary range from SR-18C ($4,742) to SR-18E ($5,133) per month.

Description

Performs technical legal work in support of professional staff attorneys involving matters such as assisting in legal research, independently drafting and checking documents and forms, and assisting in various other areas as assigned; and performs other related duties as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Classes in this series are distinguished by the performance of a variety of technical legal activities in support of staff attorneys, requiring some substantive knowledge of the principles, methodology and techniques pertinent to the legal field and legal/court procedures.

Grade Level Standards

Grade II: Positions allocated to this class perform difficult and complex technical legal work and supervise lower level Law Technicians and other lower level clerical staff.

Examples of Duties

Reads records and transcripts of cases scheduled for hearing; assists in research and checks cited authority and specific laws and statutes; reviews case citations; retrieves cases from the law library; selects, assembles and compiles substantive information on statutes and specific legal subjects; independently prepares numerous basic and complex legal documents and correspondence in conformance with applicable statutes, rules, minute orders, and court directives, drafting and finalizing these documents in proper legal form and content for final review by attorneys; independently drafts extradition documents and detainers for attorneys review and signature and coordinates all travel of returning defendants with law enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions; prepares first drafts and/or outlines of briefs, legal opinions, contracts, conveyances, deeds, etc. for review by a deputy attorney; prepares cases and files for presentation in court by staff attorneys ensuring that required documents are included in files and by independently following up on requests for required information by contacting witnesses, law enforcement personnel, litigants, court staff, etc.; applies legal policies and procedures and reviews documents for compliance with applicable rules of court; indexes, groups and classifies legal opinions rendered by the office; may take and transcribe dictation.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from high school and one (1) year of experience at the Grade I level or five (5) years of progressively complex work experience in a legal or judicial environment involving the examination of legal documents for adherence to law, policies and procedures and the rules of court, including or supplemented by one (1) year of experience involving legal research, preparation, typing, processing, drafting and checking a variety of legal documents and forms, and other para-legal tasks; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

License Requirement

None

Knowledge of

common legal terms and forms; basic constitutional, property, tort, family, criminal, and administrative law; the commercial code and contracts; types of court actions and the various court rules and procedures; methods and techniques of legal research and sources of legal information; legal writing; interviewing techniques.

Ability to

read, write, analyze and apply the law; understand the legal process; prepare, process and maintain legal records, forms and documents; conduct research; compile, summarize and digest materials; draft documents; prepare reports; follow oral and written instructions; keep matters confidential; operate common office equipment.

Health and Physical Condition

Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper for performance of the duties.

Physical Effort Grouping

Light

Equal Opportunity Employer

The County of Maui does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination.

Pre-Employment/Post-Offer Drug Screening Test

All applicants, who will enter a safety sensitive position or certain designated categories that the Personnel Services Director has established or who are required by law to be drug tested must pass a pre-employment/post-offer drug screening test as a condition of employment. There is no retesting or re-evaluation process. Cost for the drug screening test shall be borne by the County of Maui.

Contact

Personnel Services Email: [e-mail]