NEOGOV · 2 months ago
Senior Legal Secretary
Bullhead City, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$34K/yr - $42K/yr
3+ years expMohave County Attorney’s Office is seeking to hire a Senior Legal Secretary/Office Assistant Senior. This role involves overseeing clerical and office employees, assisting the public, maintaining standards for efficiency, and performing various legal support functions. The position is integral to ensuring the smooth operation of the county's legal processes and providing administrative support.
GovTechHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
As assigned, assigns, trains, oversees, or directly supervises and reviews the work of subordinate clerical and office employees
May assist in interviewing and screening applicants and recommending disciplinary actions
Establishes work procedures and priorities
Assists the public in person and/or on phone; records complaints, takes messages and routes calls to appropriate personnel
Establishes and maintains standards, procedures, and techniques for efficiency of work
Researches and remains up to date with state directives and statues applicable to the assigned department /division using appropriate resources
Compose letters, routine correspondence and all documents in following up previous work, responding to inquiries, obtaining and updating information and making notifications.Coordinates meetings and takes minutes
Establishes and maintains filing, indexing and cross-referencing systems
Review incoming and outgoing computer data for accuracy, completeness and quality
Scans and faxes related documents
Designs and creates documents, brochures and/or newsletters in the course of business using a variety of computer software including Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, etc
Maintains purchasing records or reports, allocates expenses and prepares expense reports
As required, pays invoices, tracks budget, and prepares change orders and payment applications
Receives and processes routing requisitions for department. Allocates items to a variety of accounts according to prescribed classifications
Verifies and checks work for completeness and accuracy and resolves errors and omissions
Processes departmental time sheets and paychecks, routing personnel transactions, invoices, checks, vouchers or other records
Enters and/or records data in appropriate systems. Compiles and computes data from files and other sources in preparing reports
Prepares submittals for review and tracks assigned projects
Gathers and prepares material for special reports, forms, policy formulation and summaries at the request of superiors
Performs assigned research for the delegated area
Operates common office machines to include computer keyboards and related peripheral equipment
Present and conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times
Communicate in a courteous and helpful manner as well as clear and concise manner at all times
Resolve complaints within scope of information and authority, and/or refer to chain-of-command as appropriate
Attends court cases
Assists judge in courtroom procedures
Prepares affidavits and trial materials
Prepares and processes summons, exonerates bonds
Processes claims, writs, executions, attachments, warrants, etc
Issues various licenses and permits according to established legal policies and procedures
Verifies, interprets and types legal briefs and proceedings
Maintains court calendars
Assigns court dates
Prepares arraignment sheets. Files complaints
Records minutes at preliminary hearings
Marks exhibits
Researches and collects fees and fines
Maintains records, types receipts and court dockets
Performs related court associated duties as required
Ensures court dates, files, documents with the courts, and to clients are accurate and complete
Provides information regarding court dates, to attorneys and clients
Takes and transcribes dictation (oral and machine)
Types a variety of materials from draft, recording devices, detailed instructions or as individually composed to include, but not limited to, correspondence, legal documents, motions, plea agreement, , minutes, articles, narrative and tabular reports, charts, and numerous other material of general and technical subject
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma/GED (General Education Degree)
Minimum of Three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative support experience
Two (2) of the three (3) years performing specialized support in the assigned department/division or comparable agency/organization
OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications
Benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
6.5 hours accrued bi-weekly (32+ hour employees only)
39 hours of PTO front loaded
Regular accrual starts on 7th pay period
Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System
Contribution rate of 12.00%
11 Paid Holidays
Perform work with a greater purpose
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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