Job description

JOB
Are you great with people?Do you have clerical experience in the legal field?This is the job you want!Come expand your career with an organization that values and supports you to learn, grow, and develop. Join our collaborative, supportive, and results-driven team. This role provides the opportunity to bring your whole self to work, engage, lead, and drive your own learning and growth within the organization. La Crosse County leaders are committed to provide a supportive and inclusive work environment. We are also dedicated to your learning and development to grow in an organization that is deep in talent.This Administrative Associate in the Clerk of Courts Office handles various clerical tasks relating to court proceedings, such as record keeping, computer data input, and a high volume of telephone correspondence and working with the public. This is a full-time position working in-person Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Associate Experience – What’s In It For You? Supportive, collaborative, inclusive, and diverse workforce. Career learning, development, and growth opportunities. Culture of respect and dignity, teamwork, honesty, and integrity. Serving your community in a purposeful and meaningful way. Flexibility with generous paid time-off benefits. Excellent benefits: ••Wisconsin Retirement System - Very stable and strong ••Health Insurance with options for free care ••Dental Insurance with many services covered at 100% ••Life Insurance with short and long-term disability We will be accepting applications until the right person is hired.La Crosse County Respects Diversity

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Dockets information on computerized system that involves recording all legal documents and court minutes.Prepares judgments or other legal documents.Accurately inputs/accesses/retrieves information on a computerized system.Handles incoming and outgoing correspondence.Works with attorneys and the public regarding inquiries.Files information, makes photocopies, opens new files, closes out files, answers phone.Conducts record searches for information, as requested.Keeps confidentiality of work-related matters.Follows instructions from office personnel and works cooperatively with other office personnel in completing all duties of the Office of the Clerk of Courts.Prepares documents for scanning by removing staples, assembling pages; then scans documents and destroys them.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Good working knowledge of up-to-date office methods and procedures and of business English and spelling.•Ability to operate general office equipment such as computer, word processor copying machines, calculators, etc.•Ability to make simple computations either manually or by machine.•Ability to perform clerical operations; understand and carry out oral and written instructions of specific nature.•Ability to read, write, add and subtract; deal the public and to establish good working relationships with associated agencies, County officials and other employees.•Ability to work with confidential records and keep confidentiality.•Ability to use independent judgment in carrying out assigned tasks.•Ability to input, access and retrieve data on a computerized system and keep a variety of records.•Ability to type 50 words per minute net with accuracy.•Ability to enter data at 120 keystrokes per minute, with 90% accuracy.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

• Graduation from an accredited high school or GED with training in business courses such as typing, record keeping and office practices.•Preference for advanced training and/or Associate Degree in clerical, legal secretary or computer functions.•Minimum of two years general office experience.•Legal secretarial experience and experience entering data into the CCAP database preferred.•May consider other relevant combination of training and experience.

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