Job Information
Arizona Employer Legal Assistant - County Attorneys Office in Flagstaff, Arizona
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Nature of Work
[The Coconino County Attorney\'s Office is a public law office in Northern Arizona located in the heart of Flagstaff. We are a team of approximately 20 attorneys and 30 legal staff who are dedicated to the vigorous and fair prosecution of crime throughout Coconino County, protection of the rights of crime victims, and effective legal representation of the County and County special districts. The CCAO is one of largest law offices in Northern Arizona and sets the example at the State and National levels in vision and design for rural attorney offices.]{pasted="true"}\ \ Our Mission:\ We preserve and protect the Communitys sense of Justice and Fairness. When injustice occurs you can have confidence in us to pursue remedies that are Just; and Fair; and Reasoned; and Complete. We contribute certainty and stability to our local governments every day in the advice we deliver and the services we offer.\ \ Our Values:\ Justice: We advocate for fair and equitable outcomes.\ Service: We value working for something bigger than ourselves.\ Trust: We inspire confidence with truth, reliability, and respect.\ Integrity: We honor our commitments with courage.\ Connection: We invest in each other and our community.\ Excellence: We strive to be our best every day.\ \ [Under general supervision performs legal assistant work of moderate difficulty, assisting attorneys in case preparation and processing and assisting in the coordination of civil and criminal case activities from initial assignment to their conclusion; performs other work as assigned.]{pasted="true"}
Typical Duties
LEGAL ASSISTANT I:
TYPICAL DUTIES:(Illustrative only)
- Provides legal support work to attorneys for law-related tasks
- Prepares and edits documents as requested by attorneys and staff
- Maintains and updates files
- Files court documents
- Keeps documents organized in the interim before they are filed
- Follows procedure for calendaring of events, notifies, and sends reminders to appropriate staff and clients and maintains the master calendar of deadlines
- Enters, updates, and retrieves information using multiple systems and databases.
- Collects, organizes, and prepares files and materials for attorneys for use in court appearances or for transacting other legal business
- Receipts and processes emotionally traumatic and graphic material
- Schedules appointments and maintains calendars
- Coordinates witness travel
- Arranges for proper waiting location for witnesses, greet, support, and update all witnesses needed for trial
- Provides administrative support to include but not limited to, stamping files, filing, answering telephones, faxing, creating communications and making copies
- May prepare and process new cases for review
- May receive payments and reconcile accounts
- May run conflict checks on new cases assigned to the office
LEGAL ASSISTANT II
TYPICAL DUTIES:(Illustrative only)
- Performs the duties of Legal Assistant I
- Formats, composes, and types correspondence and other documents from written drafts and verbal directives on routine to moderately complex legal documents and confidential matters
- Gathers, reviews, and verifies case documentation
- Develops and secures evidence and documentation
- Prepares for depositions and trials
- Prepares subpoenas
- Assists attorneys, and witnesses with coordination of criminal and civil case matters and documents for court proceedings
- Facilitates compliance with criminal and civil procedures in accordance with state and federal statute
- Maintains statutorily required confidentiality of case matters
- Files court documents both electronically and phy ically
- Enters data and tracks statistical information
- Processes criminal and civil case management
- Disseminates dispositional information
- Assists in training Legal Assistant Is
- May secure defendants from other jurisdictions to resolve pending charges
- May verify and validate court personnel and attorneys
- May assist in processing case assignments to contract attorneys
- May assist in processing vendor payments
LEGAL ASSISTANT III
TYPICAL DUTIES:(Illustrative only)
Performs duties of Legal Assistant I and II
Conducts investigative research
Participates in witness and victim interviews
Acts as a liaison between attorneys, courts, clients, witnesses, other agencies, and the public
Preparation of subpoenas, monitoring and updating subpoena tracking system.
Assists and attends court hearings, depositions, and meetings wi