Legal Clerk

<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Performs a variety of specialized technical and high-level clerical duties of an administrative program nature. &nbsp;Ensures the accuracy of data and case information by reviewing, correcting, and amending information prior to processing. &nbsp;Exercises independent judgement in the authorization of case closures, openings, entry, or docketing. &nbsp;Provides information by preparing unique or complex correspondence, by reviewing documentation and drafting appropriate responses. &nbsp;Resolves workflow problems by developing or altering processes and procedures to meet expectations, notifying supervisor for needed resources and required changes. &nbsp;Maintains historical information by docketing data in a manual or computerized docketing system. &nbsp;Provides information by preparing specialized or technical reports and or memorandums from raw data. &nbsp;Verifies issues or concerns by reviewing or soliciting support information or data from appropriate outside entities. &nbsp;Contributes to the team effort by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and collaborative manner.</span> Requires professionalism when speaking with the public or government entities on the phone.<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of an Associate’s Degree in management, business or public administration, administrative services or a related discipline and 2 years of professional administrative clerical experience, or completion of a clerical training program and 3 years of related experience. &nbsp;Requires the analytical ability to interpret rules and regulations associated with the legal substance of assigned unit. &nbsp;Requires the ability to exercise independent judgement consistent with the policies and procedures of the Office. &nbsp;Attendance is an essential function of this position. &nbsp;Ability to maintain satisfactory working relationships with other employees and the general public required. &nbsp;May require physical ability to file and duplicate information which includes bending, stretching, stooping, and lifting of up to 15 pounds.</span>&nbsp;