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Legal Administrative Specialist -III Criminal & Delinquency Unit Family Division – Castle Jobs in Smyrna, USA at State of Delaware
Position: Legal Administrative Specialist I-III Criminal & Delinquency Unit Family Division – New Castle […]
Delaware’s Attorney General, the State’s chief law enforcement officer, has a broad responsibility to combat crime, uphold civil rights, safeguard families, fight fraud, and protect consumers in the First State. In meeting this mission, Attorney General Kathy Jennings is supported by teams of talented lawyers and staff in the Criminal, Civil, Family, Fraud and Consumer Protection, and Civil Rights and Public Trust Divisions.
Each of the more than 500 staff who work in the Office of the Attorney General are dedicated to serving all Delawareans with integrity and passion. Deputy Attorneys General, with critical support from criminal special investigators, victim service specialists, paraprofessionals, and administrative staff, prosecute criminal cases, enforce consumer laws, provide counsel to state agencies, ensure the public’s access to open government, protect the abused, and much more.
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The Department of Justice is seeking a Legal Administrative Specialist for the Family Division to support the Criminal & Delinquency Unit in New Castle County. This position will provide critical clerical and administrative support to Deputy Attorneys General handling all criminal matters within Family Court, including juvenile delinquency and truancy cases, juvenile sex crimes, and adult misdemeanor prosecutions. Duties include creating and maintaining case files, running criminal background checks, drafting and filing legal documents, managing calendars, preparing subpoenas, requesting and organizing reports, coordinating court schedules, responding to discovery requests, and providing other support as needed.
This role plays an important part in ensuring efficient case management and supporting the fair and timely prosecution of criminal and delinquency matters within the Family Court system.
Essential Functions
- Applies agency laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in maintaining and processing agency information.
- Serves as a liaison with the public, clients, agency staff and others to exchange information and explain agency services, laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Assures effective coordination of operational functions for assigned unit/attorneys.
- Arranges for the delivery of legal paperwork.
- Types correspondence and legal paperwork.
- Schedules, coordinates, and confirms court dates, appointments, interviews, intakes, and meetings.
- Establishes tracking and monitoring systems and conducts follow up to ensure timely resolution of matters.
- Maintains and controls data and/or filing systems to ensure effective, accurate and easily retrievable legal documentation.
Job Requirement Series Legal Administrative Specialist I
- Possession of an associate’s degree or higher.
- One year of experience in coordinating office activities such as planning/coordinating meetings or conferences; tracking workflow and follow up; composing meeting notes; directing clients/customers; explaining services to the public and customers/clients; establishing or maintaining filing/record systems.
- One year of experience in document processing which includes reviewing and evaluating records for completeness and conformity with laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures, resolve deficiencies, interpret information, and track and monitor activities.
- One year of experience in using standard computer software programs for word processing, spreadsheets or databases.
- Six months experience in using an automated information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire and report on data.
Legal Administrative Specialist II
- Possession of a bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Three years of experience in coordinating office activities such as planning/coordinating meetings or conferences; tracking workflow and follow up; composing meeting notes; directing clients/customers; explaining services to the public and customers/clients; establishing or maintaining filing/record systems.
- Three years of experience in document processing which includes reviewing and evaluating records for completeness and conformity with laws, rules,…
Title: Legal Administrative Specialist -III Criminal & Delinquency Unit Family Division – Castle
Company: State of Delaware
Location: Smyrna, USA
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