Legal Assistant I

Performs a variety of office, administrative and general support work for the Prosecutor's Office.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or GED and one (1) year of experience working in an office/legal environment performing clerical duties or any combination of education, training, and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position. Ability to type 50 words per minute is preferred.

LICENSING & TRAINING:

• Valid State Driver's License
• National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) training based on assignment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.

• Performs a variety of office, administrative and general support assignments; gathers, assembles, organizes and tabulates data and information.
• Maintains and updates reports, projects and publications.
• Assists other staff by providing information as requested to customers.
• Updates and maintains computerized records and generates reports.
• Uses spreadsheets and other special computer software daily.
• Operates a variety of office equipment.
• Performs exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.
• Complies with and promotes safe practices in agreement with the safety rules and procedures set forth in the Loss Control Program.
• Performs related work and required.
• Represents the City with respect, confidence, and trust that our colleagues and community place in us. Responsible for conducting ourselves with, and using our value statement of PRIDE: Being Professional, Responsible, being an employee of Integrity, Dedicated and striving for Excellence with staff and the public.

• Modern office practices and procedures.
• Working knowledge of computer word processing, spreadsheets, and database software programs.
• Business English, spelling, and grammar.
• Recordkeeping and filing procedures.

• Organize and plan the work of an executive office.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with applicants, employees, City officials, and the general public.
• Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Carry out assigned projects to their completion.
• Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence structure, punctuation and grammar.
• Enter data or information into a computer terminal, PC or other device.

• Computer software.
• Proper business grammar.
• Organization skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.