What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Secretary position at City of Colorado Springs?
Legal Secretary
*Please note that this posting may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
In this position, you will be part of a team of professionals in the City Attorney's Office of the City of Colorado Springs. The City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (the "City") is a municipal corporation and a home rule city duly organized and existing pursuant to Article XX, § 6 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs.
This position will provide legal administrative support for the City as part of the City Attorney’s Prosecution Team. This position is non-exempt and at-will to the City Attorney.
As a Legal Secretary, you will:- Provide legal administrative support for the Prosecution Division
- Prepare correspondence, files, forms, and special applications
- Handle and process criminal evidence for Prosecution Division files
- Collect, organize, track, and send discovery
- Assist with Prosecution Division dockets
- Create and maintain databases
- Answer telephones and respond to in-person inquiries from defendants, attorneys, police officers, and witnesses
- Provide immediate access to records
- Perform internal and external records filing management, to include compliance with document retention and destruction procedures
Learn more about this job by reviewing the class specification on the City of Colorado Springs Class Specifications page.
Relevant Knowledge, Skills, and Abilites
- Knowledge of proper English usage, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Adobe Acrobat Pro, ICCES (Integrated Colorado Courts E-Filing System), and SharePoint
- Knowledge of legal terminology, e-filing, and criminal court processes
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing
- Attention to detail
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
- Education: high school diploma, GED, or equivalent, supplemented by college-level coursework in legal studies or a related field
- Experience: Two years of full-time legal support experience, in a legal setting, including experience in the preparation and processing of legal documents and records
- Possess, or obtain within six months of hire, a Colorado Notary Public certification
Substitutions: We value a diverse range of qualifications and experiences. Our organization views each year of further education as equivalent to each year of relevant work experience, and each year of additional relevant work experience as equivalent to each year of required education. We encourage all to apply!The following qualifications are not required, but they are considered desirable. If you possess any of the preferred qualifications, please include specific details in your application. This information may be used to identify a top group of applicants.
- Experience working in a prosecution environment
- Experience working within criminal justice software
The background check process for this position includes being fingerprinted. Fingerprints will be used to check the FBI's criminal history records.
Salary : $49,970 - $59,988
