Capital Defender Legal Assistant

• Knowledge of:  office practices and procedures; grammar and punctuation; commonly used rules, procedures, or methods to perform limited, recurring assignments; examples include answering multi line phone, metering outgoing mail and processing incoming mail; filing; digital file management, scanning; ordering and maintaining office supplies; legal terms and forms. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, etc.
• Ability to:  screen communications and based on content, handle independently or route to proper destination; type with accuracy and speed required by the hiring authority, spell accurately, learn specific rules and regulations relating to verifying, processing and maintaining records and documents; use judgment in organizing and establishing document format; learn legal terminology; develop a general knowledge of roles and mission of the office and its relationship to other judicial offices, give basic information and instructions regarding programs or office procedures in response to inquiries.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements High school diploma and two (2) years of legal clerical experience; or completion of a two-year legal Secretarial Science or Business Administration associate degree and one (1) year of responsible legal secretarial experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Management prefers: Graduation from high school or equivalent and one year of legal/secretarial experience.