Legal Secretary I, Grade 15 Montgomery County Government 159 reviews - Rockville, MD $40,242 - $65,751 a year This position will be filled at the Legal Secretary I, Grade 15, level. After successful completion of the job duties and responsibilities for a twelve-month period, the position may be promoted to the budget level Legal Secretary II, Grade 16 (salary range $41,963 - $68,893). The Office of the County Attorney seeks full-time Legal Secretary to provide administrative and secretarial support to attorneys and paralegals. Examples of duties may include: serves as a liaison between multiple attorneys and client/agency employees, contract attorneys, outside attorneys, court personnel, and witnesses; maintains attorneys' calendars, to include scheduling appointments, establishing priorities of appointments, rescheduling as necessary, and coordinating the scheduling of meetings, conferences, and depositions; screens incoming correspondence for subject matter content and team assignment, and enters information into the Prolaw software work management system; maintains attorney filing systems, to include sorting and filing correspondence, cases and other materials; prioritizes work assignments received from multiple attorneys; prioritizes, prepares, and types a variety of legal documents including complaints, answers, motions, discovery, memoranda of law, letters, orders, and briefs using Microsoft Word software; transcribes dictation involving extensive use of legal terminology using digital transcriber; researches files and records for legal precedents, referenced case law or review of County Code reference; reviews various legal documents to ensure that all relevant materials are attached and conform to pertinent laws, rules, regulations, and office requirements; submits legal documents to various courts in a timely manner, assuring that appropriate filing procedures have been followed and opposing parties are sent their copies; prepares and signs correspondence; updates law books and manuals, County Code, Administrative Procedures, etc.; receives and screens telephone calls pertaining to a variety of legal inquiries, many involving referral and occasionally research; may train and assist new employees with assignments; and conducts routine maintenance of printers and fax machine. Additional Employment Information OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC. Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to special.accommodations@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws. Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference . All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with his/her resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualification and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview. If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume. Minimum Qualifications Experience: Two (2) years of legal secretarial experience. Education: Graduation from high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland. Equivalency: An equivalent of education of experience may be substituted. Preferred Criteria The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas: * ProLaw 16.2 case management system or other comparable software. * Civil legal support experience to include litigation, personnel and retirement actions, land use and contracts. * Microsoft Outlook to include scheduling meetings using the calendar feature and sending and responding to e-mails. * Microsoft Word for document creation and correction. * Hard copy filing and electronic filing in federal and state courts. * Transcribing digital dictation. * Drafting simple pleadings. 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