Legal Secretary

The Office of First Defense (OFD) provides quality legal defense to individuals magistrated in Travis County under Article 15.17 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The office represents approximately 18,000 clients annually in these limited-scope proceedings. Under minimal supervision, the legal secretary provides legal secretarial assistance to assigned legal and/or compliance staff. Responsibilities include preparing and organizing court packets, maintaining electronic files, entering and updating client information in multiple databases, uploading case materials to electronic devices for attorney use, and coordinating with courts, law enforcement agencies, and out-of-county entities to obtain client-related information. The Legal Secretary serves as a liaison between attorneys, courts, agencies, and the public while ensuring the accuracy, confidentiality, and timely processing of information.

Magistration shifts occur during days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Legal Secretaries selected for this position should be prepared to work nontraditional hours (typically four 10-hour days per week).

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

This is the first in a series of two legal secretarial-related job classifications within the Administrative Support job family. This classification is distinguished from the Legal Secretary Senior in that incumbents typically have less experience and do not function as lead Legal Secretaries or work directly for a Division Director. Sensitivity to detail and confidentiality.