Legal Technician - Part Time

Job Description

WAGE: $24.59 - DOE

DEPARTMENT: Attorney

PERSONNEL STATUS: Part Time

BENEFITS: No Benefits

Important Note: This position is part time working up to 19 hours per week

JOB OVERVIEW:

Under general supervision from an administrative superior, performs technical legal duties in the preparation of court cases, records, and reports; performs complex secretarial and routine administrative duties requiring independent judgment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Independently composes and types legal correspondence, documents and reports including information, summons, subpoenas, search warrants, investigative subpoenas, interrogatories, notices, etc., requiring independence of judgment as to content, accuracy and completeness; follows paperwork and cases through to completion.

Works with confidential and sensitive matters such as information contained in complaints or lawsuits against the County or County employees or information contained in pending contracts.

Independently reviews criminal files and determines necessary action; runs criminal history checks on BCI computer; researches facts related to criminal case.

Assists in implementation of new technology and adaptation to office and court requirements.

Prepares legal briefs in accordance with State appellate court rules and procedures.

Works closely with and advises police agencies and court personnel of office and court policies and procedures, and jurisdictional requirements.

Assists in training of legal secretaries.

Manages office in absence of administrative supervisor.

Operates a motor vehicle in a safe manner and in compliance with all Utah laws and regulations.

Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.

Applicants must be prepared to demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Education: Graduation from high school and one (1) year of college level course work in Secretarial Training.

Must possess a Certified Utah Prosecutorial Assistants certification as approved by the Utah Prosecution Council.

Experience: Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience as a Legal Secretary II, two (2) years of which must have been as a Legal Secretary II in a prosecution or County Attorney's Office.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):

Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of: grammar, spelling, and punctuation, legal terminology and its meaning, modern office practices and procedures.

Considerable knowledge of: court practices and procedures, the organization and jurisdictional requirements of the Utah court system, proper format for court documents in Weber County and other jurisdictions, protocol for filing documents and obtaining judges' signatures, steps for investigation and filing of criminal charges.

Knowledge of the Bureau of Criminal ...