About Our Job

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The full pay range for this position is $27.24 - $42.22/hour. The expected hiring range is $27.24-$30.99/hour We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 132 hours of PTO earned within first year
• 11 Paid Holidays per year plus 1 personal holiday
• Education Refund Program (ERP) - a chance for the city to support your continued learning and career growth by investing in your future with the city
• Care Bank 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave
• Free RTD Eco Pass
• Competitive medical dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

This position reports on site from 8:00AM to 5:00PM at the Republic Plaza building located at 370 17th St suite 5300 Denver CO 80202.

Who We Are

The Mission of theDenver District Attorneys Office is to professionally and competently prosecute crimes and investigate criminal activity on behalf of the people of the State of Colorado and to seek equal justice for all in the criminal justice system. Our mission also includes the prevention and deterrence of crimes supporting the well-being of victims participating in the community being transparent and accountable and improving the criminal justice system to provide fair alternatives to incarceration in appropriate cases.

What Youll Do

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Administrative Assistant in the District Court section who will provide information to courts personnel attorneys and the public and preparing legal and managing case files.

The day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Reviews correspondence and documents and decides whether to forward the information to the attorney or hearing officer or enter it into the case file
• Reviews attorney case files for accuracy and completeness and interprets translates and types court proceedings entered by attorneys or hearing officers following litigation
• Updates case records showing current status time court date location continuations or new motions and notifies the attorney hearing officer and/or witnesses of changes
• Composes correct legal pleadings from the attorneys outline of charges
• Obtains information for cases from legal sources and from the public record as directed by attorneys or hearing officers
• Types forms and legal documents including amendments summonses court orders discovery orders and contempt citations and prepares motions
• Confirms and relays information such as hearing or trial dates case status and dispositions (settlement)
• Some positions may train other clerical employees in the preparation of legal documents prioritize work and review completed work
• Performs other related duties as assigned

What Youll Bring

We are looking for someone with some or all the following skills and experience:

Attention to detail and thorough

Professional and friendly customer service

Effective communication

Knowledge of legal terminology and legal documentation format sufficient to read interpret and prepare legal documents

Can prioritize coordinate and schedule work to allow for efficient and effective completion of the work assignment.

• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Excel Word PowerPoint Outlook)

Required Minimum Qualifications

We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:

• Education requirement: Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED HiSET or TASC Certificate
• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of general clerical experience including One (1) year of legal clerical experience preparing legal documents such as: amendments summonses discovery orders citations motions and pleadings
• Education/Experience Equivalency: Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirement.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Friday January 2nd 2026 at 11:59pm. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than January 2nd at 11:59 PM.

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