City and County of Denver · 1 day ago
Legal Administrative Assistant
Downtown Denver
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$27.89/hr - $35.56/hr
3+ years expCity and County of Denver is seeking a Legal Administrative Assistant to support the Office of the Municipal Public Defender. This role involves performing legal secretarial work, managing case files, and providing information to courts, personnel, attorneys, and the public.
Non ProfitGovernmentPublic SafetyHealthcareHealth CareSecurity
No H1B
Responsibilities
Review correspondence and documents and decided whether to forward the information to the attorney or enter it into the case file
Review attorney case files for accuracy and completeness, and interprets, translates and types court proceedings entered by attorneys, following litigation
Update case records showing current status, time, court date, location, continuations or new motions and notifies the attorney and/or witnesses of changes
Compose correct legal pleadings from the attorney's outline of charges
Obtain information for cases from legal sources and from the public record, as directed by attorneys
Type forms and legal documents including amendments, summonses, court orders, discovery orders, and contempt citations and prepares motions
Confirm and relay information such as hearing or trial dates, case status and dispositions (settlement)
Some positions may train other clerical employees in the preparation of legal documents, prioritize work and review completed work
Order, review and organize discovery which may come in a variety of media formats
Performs other related duties, as assigned or requested
Qualification
Required
Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED, HiSET or TASC Certificate
Three (3) years of general clerical experience including One (1) year of legal clerical experience preparing legal documents such as: amendments, summonses, discovery orders, citations, motions and pleadings
Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirement
None
Preferred
Cover Letter discussing your reasoning for applying – Highly preferred
A flexible schedule
Willingness to take initiative
Experience with Microsoft office programs (Namely Outlook, Excel, and Word)
Strong self-starter and organizational skills
Superior critical thinking and time management skills
Solid interpersonal and communication skills
The ability to represent the organization in several different settings
A positive, professional, and proactive attitude
Benefits
A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
457B Retirement Plan
132 hours of PTO earned within first year
11 Paid Holidays per year, plus 1 personal holiday, and 8 hours of Denver Good Deeds volunteer time
Education Refund Program (ERP) - a chance for the city to support your continued learning and career growth by investing in your future with the city
Care Bank – 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave (after the probation period is passed)
Free RTD Eco Pass
Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
Company
City and County of Denver
The City and County of Denver has adopted the "Adoption of Level Red-Severe Risk" Public Health Order, as amended by Colorado Public Health.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.37MKey Investors
Consumer Product Safety CommissionOpportunity Now Colorado"US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation"
2024-07-02Grant· $0.08M
2024-03-19Grant· $1.54M
2023-11-09Grant· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Merlin Namuth
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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