Legal Secretary I

COUNTY OF BUCKS

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• JOB TITLE:** Legal Secretary I **JOB CODE:** 0132
• DEPARTMENT:** District Attorney **UNION:** 03
• FLSA STATUS:** Non-Exempt **GRADE:** 4
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• POSITION SUMMARY**:
  
  

Performs a variety of clerical and/or secretarial duties including, but not limited to, transcribing dictation from Dictaphone tapes as well as performing related office duties.

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
• Prepares all types of legal documents and assists in preparing cases for Court and hearings.
• Maintains complete and accurate records and files.
• Receives telephone calls, answers questions and screens visitors.
• Plans, organizes and carries out the workload that is assigned.
• Types legal correspondence, orders of Court, legal documents and other related typing duties as required.
• Organizes and schedules appointments and/or hearing dates and makes certain they are kept or rescheduled.
• Assists in the compilation of information, reports and programs.
• Must be extremely discreet, work independently, and be able to multitask.
• May be required to perform additional work that follows prescribed or well-established procedures that can be learned within a reasonable time by training on the job. More detailed instructions as to the nature of their duties will be given to employees at the beginning of work.
  
  

Qualifications Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma
• Prior secretarial experience preferred, including experience with word processing and computer software, e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook