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Employment Opportunity: Legal/Court Services

Title: Legal Secretary

Closing Date: Until Filled

Department: Probation and Court Services

Division: Administration

Hours: 8-4:30 M-F, Occasional weekends. 37.5 hrs/wk

Salary: $39,000/year effective 12/1/2022

Benefits includes an array of County health insurance plans a generous IMRF pension plan

Apply to probation.hr@dupageco.org

The responsibilities of this position include:

Greets the public in high volumes, provides information and routes them to the appropriate person, department or team;
Reads and copies court orders, and provides appropriate paperwork for the various department teams;
Schedules DUI appointments in person and over the phone and processes payments;
Stamps and distributes mail;
Closes terminated files, clips and organizes files for various units;;
Replenishes office supplies;
Tracks and logs visitor information;
Rotates and performs duties at other windows as directed;
Answers the phones and directs callers as necessary;
Provide coverage for other support functions such as urinalysis collection, DNA collection, etc.;
Provides administrative support to other units as directed:
Provides back-up for the Department switchboard;
Performs other work for Support Services as required.

Requirements for this position include:

Must be detail and multi-task oriented;
Ability to exercise discretion regarding confidential information;
Ability to accomplish assigned tasks and keep accurate records with frequent interruptions;
Proficient in data entry, Word and Excel and the use of computers;
Skill in providing clerical support;
Good verbal communication;
Ability to deal effectively with others;
Ability to type 40 words per minute;
Bi-lingual is a plus;
Working knowledge of the Court system and the PCMS/Clerk/DUCS system is a plus.

Department of Probation & Court Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer