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- Description
- Position Summary
Why It's a Great Opportunity:
This is a great entry-level career opportunity as a Legal Assistant 1 within the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Civil Division. Your primary focus will be general clerical support in the field of legal services, assisting the Tort Team with discovery management and document production.
As a Prosecuting Attorney’s Office employee, you make a difference in people's lives and make a positive contribution to Pierce CountyWhy It's a Great Department:
The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is committed to the recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion of a diverse staff. Our commitment to diversity creates a strong and collegial office that promotes respect for the community we serve.
Our division takes great pride in the collegial environment we have created. We are supportive of one another, highly competent, and thrive on the collective teamwork of those who work in our division. We have high standards for our work product and for the support we provide our clients. Hybrid work arrangements are available.
Learn more about the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office here.
How to be Successful in the Role:
We are looking for someone with exceptional customer service and organizational skills, a strong work ethic, who is adaptable, and works well as part of a team. The ability to interact in a positive, engaging manner with internal and external customers, treating every contact as a valued individual, is of high importance, as well as the ability to work independently.
Your Future in this Role:
This position will provide you opportunity to build a solid foundation within a civil law environment. You will learn applicable legal guidelines or regulations, court processes and procedures, and office operational procedures. You will develop professional networks and have exposure to attorneys, courts, and agencies, as well as the public. Your work will directly impact your community, and it offers a great foundation for future positions within the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Core Daily Responsibilities:
- Performs receptionist and general office duties such as greeting visitors and directing them to the proper person or section; responding to routine inquiries by telephone or person-to-person , taking and distributing phone messages for office staff while maintaining security and confidentiality. May deal with sensitive and/or potentially volatile situations.
- Operates standard office equipment such as computers, printers, copies, telephones, adding machines, recorders, and fax machines. Inputs, verifies and retrieves information from database.
- Opens, date stamps, sorts and distributes incoming mail and processes outgoing mail. Retrieves documents for assistance to judges, attorneys and the public.
- Opens and prepares new case files; maintains current files and records dates on which subsequent actions must be taken.
- Provides information and responds to complaints from the public and deals with them in a courteous manner. Must be able to travel to assigned work locations.
This announcement is not intended to reflect all duties to be performed by our next team member, but shall present a descriptive list of the range of duties that may be performed. To view the complete classification, click here.
- Qualifications
- A minimum of six months experience as a legal assistant, legal secretary or related legal staff support function.
- Must be able to utilize word processor or personal computer at an acceptable level of proficiency as required for positions requiring those skills.
- Training by an accredited vocational school, college or university in the field of legal support work or related area is preferred. Other education or experience which clearly indicates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute for the recruiting requirements.
- This position requires working in the office in person five days a week.
As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case basis and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.
- Supplemental Information
To be considered for this opportunity, please:
- Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to: www.piercecountywa.org/jobs.
- If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at PCHRRecruit@piercecountywa.gov and specify the Job Number and Title.
- If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
- Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process, or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480 at least two days prior to the need.
This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes, which may include assessments, phone screens, and interviews.
At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion mean commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have a local, direct, and visible impact on our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?
We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
- $26.61 - $33.23/hour
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