Legal Assistant - Family Support

@ Jackson County Missouri
Jackson County Missourijacksoncountymissouri.com

Legal Assistant - Family Support

Kansas City, MO
Posted 2 weeks ago

About the job

Join a passionate company in Family Support as a Legal Assistant. Support attorneys, prepare legal documents, manage files, and assist with case prep in a dynamic environment. Prefers associate's degree and law experience.

Requirements

  • 3 years law-related experience
  • Legal document preparation
  • Typing and office skills
  • Secretarial experience

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Associate’s degree preferred
  • Background check required
  • Drug screen required

Full job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Department: Family Support
 
Grade: 170
 
Salary: $22.96/hr
 
Job Duties
  • Responsible for typing charging documents (Complaints, Information, and Indictments), jury instructions, various legal motions and trial briefs, drafting letters and memorandums, and collecting and collating reports for preparing case files .
  • Assists and prepares information for attorneys for trial preparation and work with all intuits of law enforcement for gathering any actual evidence regarding a given case .
  • Responsible for maintaining office files, screen telephone calls and assists office visitors .
Minimum Qualifications
  • High School Diploma or its equivalent; Associate’s degree preferred.
  • Must have a High School Diploma/GED, Associate's degree preferred and 3 years secretarial experience.
  • Three years of prior experience in law research, preparation of legal documents, interviewing witnesses and victims and investigation of facts.
  • Must submit to and pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! 

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