Legal Assistant - Family Support

@ Jackson County Missouri
Jackson County Missourijacksoncountymissouri.com

Legal Assistant - Family Support

Kansas City, MO
Posted 1 week ago

About the job

Join a passionate company in Family Support, focusing on legal document preparation, case management, and collaborating with law enforcement to aid legal processes.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Legal research experience
  • Legal document preparation
  • Witness/interview skills
  • Investigation of facts

Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree preferred
  • Prior law experience
  • Background check clearance

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/hour


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.
  • Assist and prepare 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.
  • 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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