Public Defender Legal Assistant - Court Prep & Research

Dallas County Votes; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas County Public Defender's Office seeks a Legal Assistant to help prosecutors prepare subpoenas and routing slips, schedule witnesses, and support court procedures, ensuring cases progress efficiently.

Requires an Associate's Degree (or equivalent) and one year of legal experience; strong computer and data-entry skills, plus excellent written and oral communication.

The role involves a standard office environment and maintaining confidentiality in handling sensitive information.

Qualifications

• Education and experience equivalent to an Associates Degree from an accredited college or university in job related field.
• One (1) year legal experience.
• Ability to operate office equipment and use standard word processing software; data entry; knowledge of criminal justice system.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; organize, plan, and process work; maintain effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Schedules witness arrival/departure for interviews and trials; monitors assigned cases for timely processing.
• Researches legal issues as directed by the prosecutor.
• Drafts routine correspondence; processes and files forms and legal documents; maintains case notebooks.
• Serves as liaison between prosecutors, attorneys, judges, witnesses, victims, law enforcement agencies; responds to inquiries.
• Ensures equipment in courtrooms is available and in working order.
• Advises victims of rights and compensation entitlements in conjunction with Victim Witness Division.
• Notarizes documents, orders supplies, distributes mail, prepares statistics, coordinates transportation of county witnesses.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Office equipment operation

Computer applications

Data entry

Criminal justice knowledge

Communication skills

Organization & planning

Decision making

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associates Degree (related field)

Job description

Dallas County Public Defender's Office seeks a Legal Assistant to help prosecutors prepare subpoenas and routing slips, schedule witnesses, and support court procedures, ensuring cases progress efficiently.

Requires an Associate's Degree (or equivalent) and one year of legal experience; strong computer and data-entry skills, plus excellent written and oral communication.

The role involves a standard office environment and maintaining confidentiality in handling sensitive information.