Legal Secretary Ft

Employees in this class, under general supervision, perform a wide variety of highly responsible and complex clerical support activities in a legal office setting. An employee in this class maintains accurate records, prepares and files legal documents in a timely manner, communicates with public defender clients, their family members, the public at large, court personnel, county personnel, community agencies, and law enforcement agencies to ensure court and office activities and meetings are scheduled and executed in a timely manner. Employees in this class are expected to exercise good judgment and maintain a high level of confidentiality. The Legal Secretary may perform receptionist and administrative duties as assigned. The Legal secretary may also instruct lower-level clerical employees and perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Entrance Qualifications

Be a high school graduate or have successfully completed the General Educational Development test (GED); AND
Have a minimum of three (3) years of full-time secretarial and/or clerical experience.

Physical Conditions / Work Location

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
An employee in this class performs generally sedentary work activities requiring the occasional lifting of objects weighing thirty-five (35) pounds or less.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
An employee in this class works in the Law Office of the Muskegon County Public Defender, Criminal or Family Division.

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