Legal Assistant 2 - Civil Division (PT - 20 hours a week)

Why Its a Great Opportunity:
This is a great career opportunity as a Part-time (20 hours per week) Legal Assistant 2 within the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorneys Office Civil Division. Your primary focus will be to provide legal assistant support to the Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys responsible for the Property Litigation process. As a Prosecuting Attorneys Office employee you make a difference in peoples lives and a positive contribution to Pierce County.

Learn more about the Prosecuting Attorneys Officehere.

Why Its a Great Department:
The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorneys Office is committed to the recruitment hiring retention and promotion of a diverse staff. Our commitment to diversity creates a strong and collegial office that promotes respect for the community we serve.

The Civil Division takes great pride in the work they do is supportive of one another highly competent and thrives on the collective teamwork of those who work within the unit.

How to be Successful in the Role:
We are looking for someone with exceptional attention to detail. Someone with a high level of organizational skills a strong work ethic and someone who is adaptable and works well as part of a team. Having the ability to interact in a positive engaging manner with internal and external customers treating every contact as a valued individual is of high importance as well as the ability to work independently.

Your Future in this Role:
While the primary focus is working in the Civil Division you will develop professional networks and have exposure to attorneys courts and agencies as well as the will learn applicable legal guidelines or regulations court processes/procedures and office operational procedures. Your work willdirectly impact your community.

Core Daily Responsibilities:

• Advise attorneys and other interested parties regarding status of cases and legal procedures while maintaining security and confidentiality.
• Maintain and organize legal files.
• Review and format legal documents and perform word processing with responsibility for accuracy proper grammar punctuation spelling and legal terminology.
• Calendar and track due dates with an attention to detail.
• Accurately process mail and correspondence from courts and parties.
• Working knowledge of the Property Litigation process.

• A minimum of one-year progressive responsible experience in the legal field as a legal assistant legal secretary or related legal staff support function.
• Other education or experience which clearly indicates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute for the recruiting requirements.

• Training by an accredited vocational school college or university in the field of legal support work or related area
• Prior experience working in a legal environment where your position included working independently
• Experience working with an appellate unit.

• As a condition of employment the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration

To be considered for this opportunity please:

• Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting APPLY above or go to: you have a question about this opportunity please email the Recruitment Team atand specify the Job Number and Title.
• If you do not have internet access you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
• Individuals needing accommodation in the application testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at at least two days prior to the need.

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