What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at FINNEY COUNTY?
Summary
This position is under the direction both the Business Manager and Compliance Officer. The legal assistant performs complex secretarial work of a legal nature. This involves the analysis and application of procedures and precedents to the preparation of various documents. Model legal documents or templates are utilized in most work assignments, however, frequent interpretation and/or modification with the exercise of sound judgment is required.
Definition and Examples of Work
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Performs secretarial duties, assists with legal and administrative tasks, and performs support functions as needed
Complete secretarial duties as required; prepare complex documents, reports, and correspondence; check in defendants; enter and complete intake, answer phones; take payments; scans documents, collects information including record checks, curriculum vitae, and information for restitution orders; schedule; updating files and records; and type a variety of materials, including pleadings, briefs, memoranda, and letters; notarize materials as required. Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
Assist in the handling of criminal, traffic, juvenile and appellate proceedings.
Provide Discovery to Defense Attorney and prepare for docket.
Inform defendants about diversions, schedule diversion conferences.
Handle care and treatments, extraditions, probable cause hearings.
Answer inquiries from the public.
Offer additional support as needed
Additional duties may be assigned as business needs require.
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