Legal Secretary

6 days ago


Memphis, Tennessee, United States Shelby County Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Legal Secretary to join our team at Shelby County. As a key member of our Public Defender Office, you will be responsible for performing legal clerical work requiring specialized knowledge of legal documents and processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Types motions, orders, briefs, and other legal documents with precision and accuracy.
  • Initiates and composes standardized legal forms routinely needed for specific legal actions.
  • Accepts service of legal documents, reviews for correct form and timeliness, annotates case files, and status records to reflect receipt and due date for response or other actions required.
  • Maintains docket calendars and ticket systems, coordinates schedules with court clerks.
  • Sets reminders for attorneys of court appearances and deadlines for submitting various actions or documents.
  • Notifies witnesses of appearances and of changes resulting from suspensions or settlements.
  • Establishes, maintains, and closes out case files or systems of legal records, annotates indices and status records, compiles workload, and status reports and locates and abstracts from files and records.

Requirements

  • Four (4) years of experience performing clerical, data entry, or data processing work; AND
  • High school diploma or possess a GED; OR
  • Three (3) years of experience performing secretarial/clerical duties in a legal environment; and one (1) year of college study (30 semester hours or 36 quarters).
  • PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.

Working Conditions

This position is subject to a background check for any convictions that have a substantial relationship to potential job duties. Only convictions that are substantially related to potential job duties will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.


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