JOB
This position is responsible for performing clerical and administrative tasks in support of the Office of the Solicitor General.
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Organizes and files legal documents and other official paperwork.
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Maintains an expansive system of case files.
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Types and maintains a system of criminal records.
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Coordinates case processing with the State Court Clerk’s Office and Muscogee County Jail personnel.
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Prepares cases set for court.
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Performs the duties of the Court Coordinator - Solicitor General as needed.
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Screens, routes, and assists callers and visitors.
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Schedules court dates.
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Prepares dockets.
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Assists in supervising magnet high school interns.
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Files and distributes waivers from attorneys.
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Performs other related duties as assigned.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
- Knowledge of the legal system.
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Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.
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Skill in the operation of standard office equipment.
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Skill in the operation of computers and various software programs.
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Skill in typing, filing, and writing. Skill in oral and written communication.
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Ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.
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Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
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Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
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Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
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Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
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Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
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Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
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Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
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Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
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Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
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Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
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Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
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Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
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Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
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Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.Standing – for sustained periods of time.
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Standing – for sustained periods of time.
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Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
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Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
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Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
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Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.
