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NEOGOV · 3 months ago

Legal Clerk III (SR-14)

The County of Maui is seeking a Legal Clerk III to support staff attorneys in a variety of legal clerical tasks. This role involves preparing and processing legal forms, maintaining case files, and coordinating with court personnel to ensure efficient legal proceedings.

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Responsibilities

Prepares and processes standardized legal forms and documents such as subpoenas, motions, petitions, orders, complaints, affidavits, stipulations, and other court documents independently
Types from rough draft such materials as letters, memoranda, reports, legal opinions, briefs, proposed legislation, complaints, contracts and other documents, and reviews same for correct form, accuracy and timeliness
Initiates and composes standardized legal forms routinely as needed
Establishes and maintains case files and records
Operates computer equipment to verify, input, update, correct and extract data from information systems
Coordinates schedules with courts, maintains court calendars and reminds attorneys of court appearances and deadlines for submitting various actions or documents
Compiles and readies all relevant materials for use by attorneys in court proceedings
Coordinates with court personnel making corrections to records
Researches files and references to obtain information needed by attorneys
Responds to inquiries over the phone and/or in person concerning the status of cases or disposition of completed cases
Prepares reports of assigned cases and their status
Assists in providing training to other employees
May take and transcribe dictation

Qualification

Legal terminologyLegal document preparationTyping accuracyData entryCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTime management

Required

Graduation from high school
Two years of progressively responsible legal clerical work experience involving the preparation, typing and processing of a variety of legal forms and documents which required substantive knowledge of legal terminology, procedures, practices, forms and documents
Knowledge of legal terminology
Knowledge of form, content and use of legal documents
Knowledge of legal processes and procedures
Knowledge of the various types of court actions and associated processes
Knowledge of filing methods and systems
Knowledge of grammar, spelling and word usage
Knowledge of law office practices and procedures
Ability to type/keyboard accurately at the rate of 40 net words per minute
Ability to prepare and process standard forms needed for specific legal actions
Ability to locate and abstract data from legal files and records
Ability to establish and maintain case files and systems of legal records
Ability to operate computer equipment to input, verify, update and extract data from information systems
Ability to provide information to defendants, witnesses, attorneys, court personnel and the general public
Ability to explain legal processes, procedures and/or departmental policies
Ability to work within constant time constraints and deadlines
Ability to take dictation at a rate of 80 words per minute and transcribe notes accurately, as applicable to specific positions
Ability to deal effectively with employees, attorneys, court personnel and the public
Meet health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations

Company

NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$700M
Key Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Shane Evangelist
CEO
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Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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