Legal Secretary II (County Attorney's Office) - Bisbee
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- LEGAL SECRETARY II (COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE) - BISBEECLASSIFIED: Position is subject to the provisions of the Merit System Rules pursuant to Arizona Law.OPENS: Monday, August 11, 2025
CLOSES: Position is open until filled with applications reviewed upon receipt and may close at any time.ANTICIPATED RATE OF PAY - $21.53 hourly plus a comprehensive benefits package to include membership in the Arizona State Retirement System.PLEASE NOTE: All positions require a post-offer, pre-employment background screening.
NATURE OF WORK: Under general supervision performs paraprofessional work of moderate difficulty in a variety of legal secretarial and office duties; performs related duties as required or assigned. - Essential Functions
TYPICAL DUTIES: (Illustrative Only) Formats and types letters, memoranda, and various legal documents from copy, rough draft and dictating machine; files documents with the appropriate court; prepares confidential and sensitive documents; composes letters and routine court pleadings for lawyers; processes and logs incoming documents; interviews petitioners; provides disclosure information to attorneys; maintains calendars.
- Minimum Qualifications
Three (3) years experience as a legal secretary; OR, an equivalent combination of experience, education, and training which provides the desired knowledge, skills, and abilities of this classification; must possess and maintain a valid Arizona driver's license if position duties require; must type 60 wpm if position duties require.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Considerable knowledge of:
- legal terminology and legal forms.
- business English, spelling, punctuation, and grammatical usage;
- modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.
- taking and transcribing of dictation;
- operating professional level word processing systems;
- data collection through personal interviews.
- plan and carry out assignments;
- give oral and written instruction;
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public;
- follow written and verbal instruction;
- read, write and speak English
- communicate effectively verbally and in writing
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is primarily performed under general supervision. Incumbent generally performs work in a typical office setting with appropriate climate controls. Requires travel to other county locations as needed.PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Essential functions of this position require: lifting, manual dexterity, fine motor skills, ability to communicate.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body; involves sitting majority of time; walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met
Mental Application: Utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability, critical thinking, adaptability and creative problem-solving skills are important
Reasonable accommodations will be made for those that are able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
Cochise County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- $30,000 - $34,950/year
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