Legal Clerk III

Legal Clerk III

Salary Range : N / A

Position Salary : 4,054.00 USD Monthly

Location : Office of the Prosecuting Attorney

Civil Service or Non Civil Service : Civil Service

Job Summary : Performs a wide variety of legal clerical work in records and staff attorneys to include preparing, checking, and processing legal forms, documents, and related materials; locates and abstracts information from legal files and records; gathers and organizes relevant material for use in legal proceedings; and performs other related duties as required. Level III : is characterized by its responsibility to independently perform the full range and variety of legal clerical work, including the more difficult assignments in support of legal activities of an assigned section.

Examples of Duties :

• Prepares and processes standardized legal forms and documents such as subpoenas, motions, petitions, orders, complaints, affidavits, stipulations, and other court documents independently;
• Types from rough draft such materials as letters, memoranda, reports, legal opinions, briefs, proposed legislation, complaints, contracts and other documents, and reviews same for correct form, accuracy, and timeliness;
• Initiates and composes standardized legal forms routinely needed;
• Establishes and maintains case files and records;
• Verifies, inputs, updates, corrects, and extracts data from various databases;
• Coordinates schedules with courts, maintains court calendars and reminds attorneys of court appearances and deadlines for submitting various actions or documents;
• Compiles and readies all relevant materials for use by attorneys in court or arbitration proceedings;
• Coordinates with court personnel in making corrections to records;
• Researches files and references to obtain information needed by attorneys;
• Responds to inquiries over the phone and / or in person concerning the status of cases or disposition of completed cases;
• Prepares reports of assigned cases and their status;
• Assists in providing training to other employees;
• Operates general office machines and computer related software and equipment; and
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications :

Training and Experience : A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school; and for

one (1) year of clerical work experience; and two and one half (2 ) years of specialized work experience.

Qualifying Clerical Experience : Work experience which involved the performance of a variety of clerical tasks and demonstrated knowledge of office practices and procedures, and the ability to carry out procedures in clerical work systems, and operate various kinds of office equipment including computers, Microsoft Office, and other technologies.

Qualifying Specialized Work Experience : Legal clerical work experience which involved preparing, typing, processing, and filing legal documents which required knowledge of common legal terminology, procedures, practices, forms, and documents.

Work Shift / Schedule : Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer : It is the policy of the County of Kauai that there shall be no discrimination in employment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapters 368 and 378. Except for bona fide occupational or other legal requirements, no individual employed by the County, or applying for employment with the County, shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or reproductive health decisions, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation, Veteran status, credit history, domestic / sexual violence victim status, or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination.