Legal Assistant Job at Sharp Decisions, Phoenix, AZ

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  • Sharp Decisions
  • Phoenix, AZ

Job Description

Position Description

The purpose of this position is to provide support to a unit that directly works with education, schools, administrators, families of Arizona students, and other governmental constituents, including the Legal unit.

The primary duties for this position are administrative, including but not limited to the following:

- Assist attorneys with aspects of the legal process, including administrative case management and support for litigation and public records;

- Coordinate and draft documentation, including but not limited to witness/ exhibit lists and depositions;

- Manages case file maintenance, including indexing and filing case materials; - Reviews information and analyzes documents;

- Plans, organizes, and prepares investigations of alleged administrative or legal violations of laws, rules, regulations, and policies enforced by the Department ;

- Reviews information and analyzes documents;

- Maintains a strict level of confidentiality.

Located at the agency's South campus in downtown Phoenix, this position will be part of a standard office environment and will be 100% on-site and in-office, where expected dress-code is business and business-casual.

Required

Skilled in:

- Teamwork

- Planning/ organizing

- Mult-tasking

- Time-management

- Clear/ concise oral and written communication

- Use of computers and other technical devices/ programs/ software

- Conducting legal and investigative research and using effective techniques and tools

- Critical and logical analysis, including skills in analyzing and accurately interpreting copious amounts of information

Knowledge in:

- Arizona administrative practices and procedures and personnel rules and requirements

- Techniques and methods of records searching to include legal and investigative

techniques and tools, including the internet, databases, and other sources of

information relevant to agency investigations

- Knowledge of preparing legal and investigative reports, spreadsheets and the documents necessary for successful prosecution

Ability to:

- Interact professionally with coworkers and the public using appropriate tact and

patience

- Display courteous, ethical and professional behavior

- Multi-task, prioritize, and adapt to changing circumstances

Experience

- Paralegal or similar role

- Possess competent computer skills

Education

- Associate’s degree or higher

Preferred

Skills

Technology

- Computer: high-level of PC proficiency and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications and Windows (Outlook, Excel/Word/PPT, Teams/SharePoint, etc.)

- Multi-monitors

- Experience with electronic document review platforms

- Phone: conference (multi-line) phone lines

Job Tags

Casual work, Work at office,

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