Legal Assistant I
State of Vermont
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Burlington • Vermont • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $21 - $32 per hour
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Providing administrative support for our busy Chittenden County Public Defender’s Office.
- Maintaining frequent interaction with clients.
- Answering phones.
- Assisting with attorney scheduling.
- Assisting with electronically filing notices and orders.
- Entering caseload data into case management system.
- Drafting legal documents and correspondence.
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of: Legal and legal office practices and procedures.
- Departmental policies and procedures.
- How to review legal documents and respond, advise or seek guidance.
- The principles of office management, including office practices, procedures and equipment.
- Record maintenance procedures.
- Microsoft Office programs and Adobe Acrobat DC.
- How to compose a variety of letters, memoranda, and reports on own initiative or from minimum instructions.
- Basic ability to: Work independently on moderately complex administrative tasks.
- Correctly read, interpret and apply rules and regulations of considerable complexity.
- Accurately type material of a complex, technical or confidential nature at a reasonable rate of speed from rough copy and/or transcription machines.
- Exercise good judgment, courtesy and tact in carrying out assigned duties.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal office practicesrecord maintenance procedurescase management systemdrafting legal documentscomposing lettersinterpreting rules and regulationstyping complex material
Soft skills
independent workgood judgmentcourtesytacteffective communicationrelationship building