Legal Secretary III

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Legal Secretary III

Seward County Court is accepting applications for the position of Legal Secretary III!

This is highly responsible legal secretarial/paralegal and clerical work of considerable and high level of difficulty.
Work involves performing a wide variety of complex legal clerical and secretarial work with limited direction. Work includes composing legal correspondence, preparing legal documents following accepted formats and construction, preparing reports, scheduling appointments, receiving and responding to complaints, explaining legal procedures and proceedings to clients and maintaining complex records.
An employee in this position has a high level of independence of action and is expected to perform work without specific direction. Assignments are received in the form of generalized instructions with work being reviewed by an attorney in the form of accuracy, compliance with departmental policies and results achieved. Supervision may be exercised over subordinate legal secretaries, clerical, same level or lower level staff.
Requires substantial previous knowledge of legal terminology. Work involves the ability to interview witnesses and to gather needed information for the attorney, schedule required client appointments, subpoena witnesses as directed and conduct research on previous litigation for attorney review.
General supervision is provided by an attorney. This position has the ability when needed to perform all work listed in the lower levels but is distinguished from lower levels by reason of the higher complexity of assignments and independence.

Applicants must be 19 years of age or older, be able to legally perform work in the U.S., have a high school diploma or GED, and must have experience performing legal clerical and secretarial duties for a practicing attorney or in a related legal office capacity.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of modern law office practices, methods and procedures.
• Proven ability to keep confidence and maintain confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of maintaining complex legal records and preparing reports from statistical and accounting sources.
• Considerable knowledge of legal terminology, spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as of various legal forms, documents and pleadings.
• Knowledge of the scope of the various courts and their respective rules.
• Ability to efficiently prioritize work assignments and complete assignments within the designated time deadlines.
• Ability to plan, supervise and evaluate the work of subordinate staff.
• Ability to conduct legal research and synthesize resultant information.
• Ability to structure and maintain complex legal and clerical records and files including computer word processing, calendar and database files.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, attorneys, other county offices, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Hourly wage: $25.56 or more depending on experience.