Legal Assistant- Juvenile Felon

JOB REQUIREMENTS: This position provides legal administrative support to the assigned department, including preparing and processing legal documents and schedules; performing preparatory work for trials, hearings and administrative proceedings; and provides courteous and efficient office support and customer service. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Provides customer service to internal and external customers; greets, receives and screens visitors and customers; addresses and resolves customer questions as able and refers complex inquiries, requests, or complaints to appropriate staff. - Sorts, copies, and distributes a variety of correspondence, deliveries, and mail; opens, logs, and routes office mail; retrieves, delivers, and sends faxes. - Composes routine correspondence; proofreads and edits documents; enters, scans, updates, and maintains information in spreadsheets, databases, and reports. - Maintains electronic and paper filing and record systems to provide easy access to records and information; provides retention of records as required. - Updates and maintains department electronic and paper files, databases, records, plans, lists and other related documents. - Performs records management duties to ensure statutory timelines are met for all cases. - Maintains scheduling calendars and reminder system for appointments, meetings, Court proceedings and deadlines for department attorneys. - Updates legal resources with supplements and replacement pages. - Sorts, indexes and files correspondence, legal documents, memoranda, reports, minutes. - Establishes case files, creates files for trial, and contacts individuals for Court appearances, schedules hearing, trial dates and times. - Arranges for transportation of individuals involved in mental commitments, chemical dependency, delinquencies, defendants, witnesses or guardianship proceedings with the appropriate parties or the Sheriff\'s Department. - Attends court hearings and trials to assist department attorneys with administrative functions. - Assists at specific court hearings, such as traffic court and juvenile delinquencies, as assigned. - Communicates and schedules with the Courts, dates and times of Court hearings. - Organizes and manages case files; organizes pleadings, discovery, research and correspondence; prepares lists, exhibits, schedules and other information for Court proceedings. - Drafts legal documents for review. - Obtains and securely files criminal histories and driving records. - Provides administrative assistance to the Senior Legal Assistant, as needed. - Provides other administrative support for department attorneys, as requested. - Other duties as assigned. ***** OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: - Previous work experience in a law office or legal setting. - Previous customer services experience. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: www.co.dodge.wi.gov/careers