Posting number: 14308-0926
Department: County Attorney
Job classification: Legal Secretary II
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Legal, Attorney
Highly responsible position requiring proficiency in legal secretarial skills, file management, and general secretarial skills for the purposes of preparation and maintenance of resolutions, files, general correspondence and spreadsheets.
Office and Individual responsibilities: Answers large volume of telephone calls and greets visitors. Directs callers to appropriate person or department. Responds to the public on the telephone and in person. Receives the mail and distributes accordingly. Prepares Resolutions and uploads Resolutions in the automated agenda system, maintains files and chronological and subject logs on resolutions and ordinances. Assists citizens and County staff to find resolutions and ordinances, either current or past and provides copies as requested. Receives all agenda items and maintains a log of all agenda items, determines attorney assigned and forwards to appropriate assistant. Sends out notices of the agenda deadlines. Updates all books and maintains an inventory of all books and periodicals. Assists Office Manager with general office responsibilities. Maintains and updates the active litigation list. Reviews all pending Requests for Legal Services in ProLaw and assists the departments as needed. Assists and provides backup support for the Attorneys, Paralegals and Assistants as needed. Occasionally requires bending and lifting.
Performs related work as required.
PHYSICAL SKILLS/WORKING CONDITIONS: Ability to communicate effectively verbal, written and visual communication. Mostly sedentary position.
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma and three (3) years' of related legal secretarial experience OR an Associate degree and one (1) year related legal secretarial experience. Experience in Microsoft Office and word processing. Experience with computers and other related office equipment.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS: Possession of a valid Florida driver's license.
ADA STATEMENT: A qualified employee or applicant with a disability may be afforded a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential job functions of a position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Federal and Florida law.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES: All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an emergency. During an emergency, employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE: Under Section 295.07, F.S., Chapter SSA-7, Pasco County BCC provides to Veterans, that preference in appointment will be given to preference-eligible applicants.
PASCO COUNTY WAS VOTED ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP WORKPLACES FOR 2021
Pasco County was created in 1887 from the southern part of Hernando County. It was named for Samuel Pasco, who served in the Confederate Army, the state legislature and in the United States Senate from 1887 to 1899. The earliest towns were Anclote, Blanton, Dade City, Earnestville, Fort Dade, Macon (Trilby), Lacoochee and San Antonio. Citrus was an important industry when the county was formed, although a decline followed a freeze in 1895. Several large sawmills operated in the county in the early part of the twentieth century. During the Florida land boom of the 1920s, New Port Richey became the winter home of silent screen star Thomas Meighan and golfer Gene Sarazen; Meighan attempted to bring other Hollywood figures to the city. The county has experienced significant population growth since the 1960s. The growth began along the Gulf coast but is now occurring most rapidly in areas north of Tampa.
Located on the Gulf of Mexico in the Tampa Bay area, Pasco is part of a nine-county region referred to as the "Nature Coast." Pasco County has a total of 742 square miles with more than 100 square miles of managed recreational facilities, including parks, four artificial reefs (one made up of surplus military tanks), more than 25 golf courses, and three State-designated canoe trails. The possibilities to enjoy the outdoors and nature are unlimited.
