LEGAL SECRETARY - Criminal District Attorney

Summary

Under general supervision, is responsible for performing a variety of legal secretarial and complex clerical duties. Performs a variety of support tasks including providing full clerical, administrative and general office support for attorneys. Serves the general public on legal matters.

POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME

AFTER A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED

Tarrant County employees enjoy superior health, retirement, and insurance benefits.

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Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs full clerical, administrative, and general office support for attorneys and investigators.
• Receives and screens telephone calls, letters, and visitors, and refers to appropriate person and takes messages as needed. Answers routine questions and furnishes information as needed.
• Deals effectively with clients, witnesses, court personnel and defense attorneys.
• Organizes and maintains department and case related files, databases and records on paper and electronically.
• Prepares and processes correspondence, legal papers, and documents requiring knowledge of legal format, terminology, and procedures.
• Gathers and researches relevant data or documents and prepares regular reports and legal documents for review.
• Assembles and compiles data for reports or presentations from a variety of sources as needed.
• Responds to routine requests for information and answers routine correspondence not requiring supervisor's attention. Refers complex requests to appropriate staff member.
• Drafts routine letters and memoranda for review and supervisor's signature.
• Copies documents as needed.
• Schedules and maintains calendar of appointments, meetings, hearings, trial dates, deadlines, etc.
• Notarizes documents for assigned attorneys or general public as needed.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

NOTE : You must fill out the work history and education sections of application to show you have years of experience/education as required by hiring department or be disqualified.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Four (4) full-time years of legal or related experience.
• Associate's degree or paralegal certificate may substitute for two (2) full-time years of required experience.
• Ability to operate standard office machines, good communication, public relations and math skills.
• Knowledge of criminal justice system and legal terminology preferred.
• Must be keyboard proficient.
  
  

If hired, you must provide proof of educational attainment at new hire processing.

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include financial reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

Physical Demands And Work Environment & Other Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, carry, climb stairs, grasp/squeeze, hear, keyboard, kneel, lift below the waist, lift between waist and shoulder, lift overhead, lift to the side/twist, tolerate noise, pull, push, reach, reach overhead, perform repetitive tasks, see color, see near, sit, stand, stoop, talk, twist, use his/her hands, walk, work alone and with others, and work overtime.