Senior Legal Assistant

Legal Administrative Assistant

Performs legal administrative work; performs other duties as assigned. The hiring salary for this position is $59,113 - $101,691 annually; full salary range for this position is $59,113 - $101,691.

Essential Functions

• Ensures that all cases are assigned trial and hearing dates;
• Ensures that all rescheduled cases comply with the statutory-time requirement;
• Coordinates and assigns the States Attorney's files with the appropriate case number;
• Tracks the movement of each case through all stages and coordinates with attorneys on necessary actions;
• Drafts orders, pleadings, and other legal documents;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to gain thorough knowledge of St. Mary's County Government policies and procedures;
• Ability to learn and utilize computer systems such as MDEC (Maryland Electronic Courts), NCIC (National Crime Information Center), PbK (PROSECUTORbyKarpel), and Evidence.com;
• Ability to effectively communicate with other staff, attorneys, victims, witnesses, and the public in a courteous manner;
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with established laws, and Federal Guidelines, and to apply departmental policies to daily work problems;
• Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions;
• Ability to work independently on tasks and maintain records;
• Ability to plan, organize, and execute continuing assignments accurately, with minimum instruction or review;
• Effective business English, grammar, legal terminology, and math skills.

Education and Experience

• Associates degree;
• Three years or more of related experience;
• Or equivalent technical training, education, and/or experience.

Additional requirements: Must successfully pass background investigation with favorable results; must pass a pre-employment drug test. Physical and environmental conditions: Work requires no unusual demand for physical effort. Work environment involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations, which require a range of safety and other precautions, e.g., aggressive human behavior, or similar situations where conditions cannot be controlled.