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NEOGOV · 5 months ago

Legal Secretary I, II, or III (Legal Advocate's Office) - Bisbee

Bisbee, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$15.70/hr - $19.37/hr

1+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking a Legal Secretary for the Legal Advocate's Office in Cochise County. The role involves performing paraprofessional work in legal secretarial and office duties under varying degrees of supervision, with responsibilities increasing in complexity at each level from I to III.

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Responsibilities

Answers and directs incoming calls; formats and types letters, memoranda, and various legal documents from copy, rough draft, and dictating machine; files documents with the appropriate court; files correspondence, memoranda, and other legal materials; processes and logs incoming documents; interviews petitioners; provides disclosure information to attorneys; maintains calendars

Formats and types letters, memoranda, and various legal documents from copy, rough draft and dictating machine; files documents with the appropriate court; prepares confidential and sensitive documents; composes letters and routine court pleadings for lawyers; processes and logs incoming documents; interviews petitioners; provides disclosure information to attorneys; maintains calendars

Formats and types letters, memoranda, and various legal documents from copy, rough draft, and dictating machine; establishes filing systems and devises methods of office operating procedures; schedules appointments and meetings; opens new case files; interviews clients; provides disclosure information to attorneys; maintains calendars for all court dates and time limits on all matters; prepares board agenda items. May include all or part of these duties: supervision of support staff, providing training, instruction and orientation to employees; participating in the hiring of new personnel; and maintaining personnel files and time sheets