St. Petersburg College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Executive Staff Assistant – Legal

DEPARTMENT: General Counsel's Office SITE: DO

SALARY SCHEDULE: Career - GRADE: 5

BASIC FUNCTION:

Performs complex and advanced clerical, secretarial and administrative aide activities for the College Attorney.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

v      Serves as administrative aide to College Attorney and the College Attorney's Paralegal Assistant.

v      Assists in the preparation and maintenance of operating budgets.

v      Reviews and processes incoming material, records and reports.

v      Types correspondence, legal pleadings, contracts, memoranda and briefs, reports, forms, etc.

v      Prepares and files legal documents for internal hearings with the Clerk of the Board of Trustees and delivers them to necessary parties.

v      Prepares legal documents and notices related to special hearings and bid protests and other matters to be presented before the Board of Trustees.

v      Aids in the response to subpoenas served upon the college.

v      Aids in the preparation and administration of contracts as needed.

v      Assists in preparation and administration of rules and procedure changes as needed.

v      Assists in maintaining law library.

v      Arranges and prepares registration and travel forms.

v      Oversees and orders supplies as needed.

v      Coordinates programs or operations related to specific areas of assignment.

v      Researches information, statistics and records for College Attorney.

v      Assigns specific advanced functions relating to the operation of the unit to which assigned.

v      Operates CRT, memory typewriter, word processor, personal computers or similar equipment.

v      Relieves supervisors of administrative detail.

v      Performs related duties as required.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Associate's degree or two years of college with courses in secretarial science or legal secretarial science, or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Four (4) years experience and/or legal secretarial work.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of sentence structure and word usage. Skill in reading comprehension and proofreading. Knowledge of basic mathematics. Ability to type at a prescribed rate of speed and accuracy; ability to take and transcribe dictation at a prescribed rate of speed and accuracy. Ability to transcribe recorded dictation. Ability to operate a calculator. Skill in the use of a personal computer and current software programs. Knowledge of legal terminology. Good communication skills, written and oral.

Revised: 09/2006