Overview
Law Office Assistant 1 (PCN 03-1371) Jobs in Nome, AK at State of Alaska
What You Will Be Doing
The Law Office Assistant 1 position is responsible for providing administrative support to prosecutors within the Nome District Attorney’s Office. You will be performing a wide variety of tasks to include but not limited to typing and formatting legal documents, performing data entry, organizing documents in electronic files, and communicating with outside agencies and individuals verbally and in writing to accomplish tasks.
Mission and Culture
Our mission is to seek justice, promote public safety and public respect for government through prompt, effective, and compassionate prosecution of cases in a matter that advocates for the interests of the victims, respects the law enforcement agencies, responsibly stewards public resources, and holds offenders accountable while at the same time protecting the constitutional and legal rights of the accused.
Benefits of Joining Our Team
You will have an opportunity to learn about the legal system, engage with the court, prepare for hearings and trials, and provide vital support to everyone involved. Â People who succeed and thrive in our office are those who can be reliable and present each day to work alongside their assigned attorneys to tackle their various deadlines and legal puzzles.
This is a flexibly staffed position with a built-in advancement opportunity for people who exhibit a motivation to learn and succeed.
You can expect a 37.5 hour work week; 11 paid holidays; personal leave accrual starting at 6 hours per pay period (about 21 days annually) and increasing with years of service.
The general office hours are 8:00AM to 4:30PM but there is flexibility in establishing your regular hours around core business hours.
The Working Environment You Can Expect
The Nome District Attorney’s Office is located at 103 Front St. The office environment is friendly, fast-paced, and never boring.
Who We Are Looking For
To be successful in this position a candidate will need the following core competencies:
•Well-developed written communication skills with the ability to edit and proofread documents for grammar, composition, punctuation, and spelling.
•Strong computer skills utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe.
•Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and to maintain cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of people and the ability to accept supervision and direct instructions.
To truly excel in this position, a candidate will have or develop the following competencies:
•Ability to work calmly and productively under frequent deadline pressure and changing priorities in a distracting, fast-paced work environment with frequent interruptions.
•Ability to stay focused on numerous details and to maintain a high level of accuracy.
One year of experience that involves some combination of providing significant customer service contact; eliciting or exchanging information as related to requirements or procedures necessary to secure services, authorizations, or goods on behalf of the client; and/or performing standard administrative tasks such as preparing correspondence or reports, filing, entering data, receiving payments, and/or maintaining logs and includes the regular, proficient use of electronic management information systems and word processing and other standard business software applications.
Substitutions:
Any combination of post-secondary education from an accredited college or universi…
Title: Law Office Assistant 1 (PCN 03-1371)
Company: State of Alaska
Location: Nome, AK
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