Legal Technician I - SR-16

About the role

The Office of the Corporation Counsel is seeking individuals to support professional staff attorneys in matters such as legal research, document drafting, and other related tasks. Three immediate vacancies are available in Hilo.

Responsibilities

• Researches and checks cited authority and specific laws and statutes;
• Selects, assembles, and compiles substantive information on statutes and specific legal subjects;
• Independently prepares numerous basic and complex legal documents and correspondence;
• Prepares first drafts and/or outlines of briefs, legal opinions, contracts, answers, motions, complaints, conveyances, deeds, etc.;
• Works with departments to prepare first drafts of resolutions and ordinances;
• Reads records on appeal and transcripts of cases scheduled for hearing;
• Prepares cases and files for presentation in court;
• Works with court personnel to schedule hearings;
• Applies legal policies and procedures and reviews documents for compliance with applicable rules of court;
• Indexes, groups and classifies legal opinions rendered by the office;
• Maintains and disposes records, files, and reference materials;
• Serves as the secretary to a board and/or commission;
• Prepares and maintains all files, records and communications for the board and/or commission;
• Records and transcribes minutes of board and/or commission meetings;
• Prepares, compiles, and ensures proper posting of board and/or commission meeting agendas;
• Supervises lower level clerical and/or legal clerical staff as assigned.

Requirements

Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school, and four (4) years of progressively complex work experience in a legal or judicial environment involving the preparation and examination of legal documents for adherence to law, policies, and procedures and the rules of court, of which one (1) year shall have included experience involving legal research and the drafting of legal documents and forms.

Qualifications

Knowledge of: common legal terms and forms; basic constitutional, property, tort, family, criminal, and administrative law; the commercial code and contracts; types of court actions and various court rules and procedures; methods and techniques of legal research; sources of legal information; legal writing; and interviewing techniques.

Skills

Ability to: read, write, analyze, and apply the law; understand and explain legal procedures and processes; prepare, process, and maintain legal records, forms and documents; conduct research; compile and summarize materials; draft documents; prepare reports; give and follow oral and written instructions; keep matters confidential; operate common office equipment, including a personal computer and peripherals.

Physical Requirements

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

Benefits

Benefits of County employment include a competitive compensation package, flexible working arrangements, vacation, sick leave, holidays, training and development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, public service loan forgiveness, retirement plan, deferred compensation, flexible spending plan, health benefit plans, employee assistance program, credit union membership, and other leaves. For more details, please refer to the benefits tab.