OFFICE CLERK PART-TIME

OFFICE CLERK PART-TIME

SALARY: $13.00 per hour

Job Description: Office Clerk - Part Time

General Duties:

• Providing confidential and complex secretarial support to an assigned team of attorneys (i.e. receives calls and visitors, provides general administrative assistance to the attorneys in their preparation for trials and/or contested hearings and at time, attend court hearings.) Maintain attorney's calendars including events, meetings, due dates, and schedules; confirm dates and times, make meeting arrangements, and attend meetings as requested by attorneys.

Knowledge required:

• Modern office practices and procedures
• Filing and record keeping on criminal justice systems
• Operations of standard office equipment (including fax machines, copiers, and computers.)
• Routine office software (including word processing, databases, e-mail and internet access.)
• Legal and other terminology used within the D.A.'s office and criminal justice system, as well as language requirements of legal documents (such as pleadings, briefs, and ordinances.)

Ability to:

• Be a self-starting and independent thinker with a positive team-player attitude.
• Accomplish the assigned workload in a timely manner.
• Read and understand legal documents and related case material.
• Maintain sensitive and confidential information.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing (i.e. correct English usage, spelling, punctuation, and grammar).
• Communicate effectively orally in Spanish.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees, representatives of other agencies and organizations, and members of the community.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent; prefer associates degree or paralegal certificate.
• 2 years of criminal justice or legal experience preferred but not required.

This is not a Civil Service covered position.

BENEFITS: Cameron County Offers Excellent Fringe Benefits, Including: Health and Life Insurance Protection, Sick and Annual Leave, Retirement System and Paid Holidays. Cameron County has a mandatory direct deposit payroll program.

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