Legal Clerk III (SR-14)

Responsibilities

Performs a wide variety of legal clerical work in support of staff attorneys to include:

• Preparing, checking and processing legal forms, documents and related materials
• Locating and abstracting information from legal files and records
• Gathering and organizing relevant material for use in legal proceedings
• Initiates and composes standardized legal forms routinely as needed
• Establishes and maintains case files and records
• Operating computer equipment to verify, input, update, correct and extract data from information systems
• Cooking and reminding attorneys of court appearances and deadlines for submitting various actions or documents
• Compiling and readying all relevant materials for use by attorneys in court proceedings
• Coordinating with court personnel making corrections to records
• Researching files and references to obtain information needed by attorneys
• Responding to inquiries over the phone and/or in person concerning the status of cases or disposition of completed cases
• Preparing reports of assigned cases and their status
• Aiding in providing training to other employees

Requirements

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

• Grade III: two years of progressively responsible legal clerical work experience involving the preparation, typing and processing of a variety of legal forms and documents which required substantive knowledge of legal terminology, procedures, practices, forms and documents.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school and for: Grade III: two years of progressively responsible legal clerical work experience involving the preparation, typing and processing of a variety of legal forms and documents which required substantive knowledge of legal terminology, procedures, practices, forms and documents.
• Licenses: None

Knowledge

• Legal terminology
• Form, content and use of legal documents
• Legal processes and procedures
• The various types of court actions and associated processes
• Filing methods and systems
• Grammar, spelling and word usage
• Law office practices and procedures

Ability

• Type/keyboard accurately at the rate of 40 net words per minute
• Prepare and process standard forms needed for specific legal actions
• Locate and abstract data from legal files and records
• Establish and maintain case files and systems of legal records
• Operate computer equipment to input, verify, update and extract data from information systems
• Provide information to defendants, witnesses, attorneys, court personnel and the general public
• Explain legal processes, procedures and/or departmental policies
• Work within constant time constraints and deadlines
• Take dictation at a rate of 80 words per minute and transcribe notes accurately
• Deal effectively with employees, attorneys, court personnel and the public

Health And Physical Condition

Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Effort Grouping

• Light

Application Information

Applications may be filed online here. If you have never applied for a job using the NEOGOV system, you must create an account. You will need a username, password, and working email address to create your account. Your detailed work history is required on the application. A resume submitted in lieu of an application will not be sufficient. Furthermore, "See resume" is NOT an acceptable response under the "Work Experience" section. An application containing this response may be deemed incomplete. Applications may be rejected if they are incomplete.

Recruitment Information

This recruitment is being administered on an open-competitive basis to establish an eligible list which shall be effective for not more than one year unless extended by the Director of Personnel Services.

EEO Statement

The County of Maui does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination.

Pre-Employment/Post-Offer Drug Screening Test

All applicants, who will enter a safety sensitive position or certain designated categories that the Personnel Services Director has established or who are required by law to be drug tested must pass a pre-employment/post-offer drug screening test as a condition of employment. There is no retesting or re-evaluation process. Cost for the drug screening test shall be borne by the County of Maui.

Contact Information

Personnel Services Email

County Of Maui Benefits

01 This position requires a combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school including or supplemented by course work in typing or keyboarding.

02 This position requires at least two (2) years of progressively responsible legal clerical work experience involving the preparation, typing and processing of a variety of legal forms and documents which required substantive knowledge of legal terminology, procedures, practices, forms and documents.