Legal Assistant
Junior
- Knowledge of legal concepts, terminology, principles, and procedures necessary to understand court filing requirements
- Knowledge of legal terminology to conduct basic legal research, including statutory, case law, legal reference, and cite-source research to assist attorneys in analyzing legal issues
- Knowledge of proper filing techniques to ensure court deadlines and statute of limitations are met
- Ability to proofread all work products to check spelling, grammar, punctuation, content, legal citations, and formatting using a computer and various forms of software
- Ability to recognize and identify various legal documents to categorize in an appropriate filing sequence
- Ability to maintain, organize, and compile information and documents from various sources in a categorical or functional order through alphabetical, numerical, and categorical systems
- Knowledge of office management principles, methods, and procedures to complete work assignments
Intermediate
- Ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate situations or problems to determine and implement appropriate courses of action
- Ability to exercise sound judgment when making decisions in accordance with program or work unit goals and objectives
- Ability to prioritize work assignments to ensure completion within established timeframes and by expected deadlines
- Ability to work independently and carry out a variety of critical and time sensitive projects without detailed instructions
- Ability to track and monitor pertinent activities in an organized fashion to ensure offices run efficiently
- Ability to work under pressure and adjust to a diverse working environment
- Ability to be flexible in adapting to changes in priorities, assignments, or interruptions which may impact timelines and courses of action for completing projects and assignments
Senior
- Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail while managing multiple cases, tracking deadlines, and collecting case materials
- Ability to identify information needed to perform work tasks, address issues, and/or serve as a basis for program/project-specific decisions
- Ability to work with diverse individuals to collect necessary information
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with management, staff, and internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to be flexible, using tact and diplomacy when dealing with the needs, problems, and/or concerns of other department staff, outside agency personnel, and/or the public
- Ability to interpret policies, procedures, rules, and/or regulations to maintain compliance and/or explain to department employees, the public, vendors, and other state agencies
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive and confidential information obtained through the course of completing assignments