Legal Office Assistant
Itasca County (Northern/Duluth, Minnesota)

** ELIGIBILITY LIST CREATION **

ITASCA COUNTY IS ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS, PER UPDATED QUALIFICATIONS, TO ESTABLISH AN ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR:  LEGAL OFFICE ASSISTANT.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008, UNTIL FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008, AT 4:00 P.M.  CURRENT VACANCY: One (1) regular, full-time Legal Office Assistant, County Attorney’s Department.  For more information on the job duties and qualifications and to obtain an application, please contact the Itasca County Job Announcement Hotline at 218.327.7479 or Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 218.327.2806.  Please feel free to visit the Itasca County Website at www.co.itasca.mn.us   Itasca County is an equal opportunity employer.  M/F 218.327.2847

QUALIFICATIONS:   Must be a high school graduate or equivalent; possess a Certificate from an accredited secretarial program (must attach transcript) OR have two (2) years secretarial/ administrative clerical work experience in an office setting OR equivalent combination of education (must attach transcript) and work experience in secretarial/administrative clerical course work/office setting; successfully pass a 55 wpm typing exam (error ratio stated below).  YOU MUST TAKE THE (5) FIVE MINUTE TYPING EXAM.  EXAM TO BE TAKEN ONLY AT A MINNESOTA WORK FORCE CENTER LOCATION.  EXAM MUST BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME OF THE POSITION; have filing experience; have a minimum of six (6) months word processing and computer work experience; valid drivers license. 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and public relations skills, planning and organizational skills.  Knowledge of criminal and civil procedure, service of process, Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Law.  Ability to:  work with accuracy, work well with others, willingness to follow rules and procedures, to follow directives from supervisors. 

Preference for:  additional post secondary education (must attach transcript) in secretarial/

administrative clerical course work or work experience in a secretarial/administrative clerical office setting, within the last (5) five years, beyond the minimums credited above; work experience within another county attorney’s office or other legal government entity or private legal entity; education (must attach transcript) and/or work experience with MN Court Information Systems (MNCIS), MCAPS case management system, Word.

(When applying for the positions in Itasca County, a separate application must be completed for each position in which you are interested.  Employment applications are available:  Itasca County web page is www.co.itasca.mn.us  Itasca County Job Announcement Hotline:  1.218.327.7479.  Administrative Services Department:  123 NE 4th St, Grand Rapids, MN  55744.  Mail or take your completed application to the address above, prior to the closing date and time of the posting, for the job for which you are applying.  Applicants can fax their completed application to:  1.218.327. 2848 IF the deadline date/time is quickly approaching and there is concern of missing that date/time.)