What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant I position at Hidalgo Co.?
Salary : $33,200.00 Annually
Location : Edinburg, TX
Job Type : Regular Full Time
Job Number : 2025-02713
Department : DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Opening Date : 01 / 13 / 2025
Closing Date : 1 / 31 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Central
Work Hours : : Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Civil Service Position : : N
Status : : External Advertisement
Open Positions : : 8
Grade : : 06
Advertisement details and / or special instructions : : Positions for the Domestic Violence Unit, Felony Division, and Misdemeanor Division. Please submit resume with application.
General Description
Performs routine (entry-level) legal assistant work. Work involves researching, analyzing, investigating, and drafting legal documents and assisting attorneys with case management. Works under moderate supervision, with limited minimal latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Examples of Work Performed
Drafts and prepares pleadings, motions, briefs, abstracts, petitions, summary judgments, legal correspondence, and other legal documents
Coordinates the service of subpoenas, service of notices of deposition, and preparation of other legal documents
Checks citations, quotations, footnotes, and references for accuracy
Files pleadings with courts
Schedules, attends, and prepares attorneys for hearings, trials, meetings, interviews, appellate arguments, depositions, and docket calls
Assists in scheduling and prioritizing attorney caseloads; organizing case files; attending initial interviews and depositions; conducting investigations; and preparing chronologies, fact summaries, and witness files
Assists in scheduling and drafting interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and requests for information
Assists in coordinating, assembling, and preparing evidence, exhibits, affidavits, and documents for use in legal proceedings
Assists in researching and preparing legislative histories
May meet with clients and others to discuss details of cases
Performs related work as assigned
Education and Experience
Graduation from high school
Experience in legal assistance work preferred
Certificates, Licenses and Registration :
May require certification as a legal assistant
Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator's license
Must be able to be insured by the County's insurance carrier
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of legal terminology; of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations; of research methods and techniques; of administrative and court procedures; of the legislative process; and of public notice requirements
Skill in understanding and processing information, in the use of office equipment, and in the use of a computer and applicable software
Ability to conduct research; to draft, prepare, and interpret legal documents; to evaluate and relate findings to cases in question; to conduct investigations; and to communicate effectively
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Are you a high school graudate?
Do you have experience in legal assistance work?
Required Question
Salary : $33,200
