Legal Secretary 2

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Note: Current Employees must use the Workday Dashboard career section to apply for this position. Employee Type: Regular Department: Prosecuting Attorney Salary: $43,368.00 - $60,430.50 Annually / $3,614.00 - $5,035.88 Monthly / $22.24 - $30.99 Hourly Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5 Overtime Eligibile: Yes Job Posting Date Range: 06/16/2026 - Until Filled Job Summary: WHO MAY APPLY: This recruitment is open to all applicants meeting the minimum requirements. Priority consideration will be given to Spokane County employees in a position covered by the 1553 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) submitting applications between 6.16.26 and 6.23.26. The position allocated to this classification performs responsible and varied technical legal support activities for attorneys, judges and court commissioners. Positions are generally responsible for word processing of complex legal documents, public contact involving communicating legal information and responding to questions, reading correspondence and independently composing responses and other technical clerical support work in a legal office environment. Performance of duties requires considerable knowledge of legal terminology, and the process and procedures of the assigned department/division. This class is distinguished from the Legal Secretary 1 classification by a greater variety and complexity of duties, with an emphasis on the technical aspects of procedural law, department policy, court procedures and status of cases in progress. The Legal Secretary 2 exercises a higher level of initiative, independence, discretion and judgment in applying general guidelines to work situations, and/or determining detailed procedures for carrying out assignments and/or the flow and completion of assigned work within a section or unit. Supervision provided to this class is of a general nature, allowing considerable latitude for completing assignments. This class is distinguished from the Administrative Support Specialist series by the performance of technical legal clerical support work in a legal office environment and is distinguished from the Paralegal classification by focusing on procedural or administrative support work versus the Paralegal's emphasis on research, analysis and/or direct involvement with case and trial preparation. Job Description: ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Researches, establishes, maintains, codes, modifies, tracks and/or retrieves information and compiles data that may require information searches through legal files, contracts, records, microfilm or computer files including customized database applications; enters, obtains and/or verifies information obtained from legal documents following established clearly defined methods and court rules. Enters and retrieves case information using appropriate computer based data system; prepares reports requiring the extraction of database information. Performs counter and/or phone work providing information to the public; advising attorneys and other interested parties regarding the status of cases and legal procedures while maintaining security and confidentiality. Maintains legal files and case controls; extracts information from files; prepares legal forms and papers, prepares and reviews files; encodes or enters information into database for court dates and/or attorney records; processes and distributes court case files; provides electronic discovery reports and electronic media to opposing attorneys in a timely manner Researches, prepares and generates complex legal documents such as office forms, filings, briefs, motions, subpoenas, pleadings, sentencing paperwork, summons, arraignment letters, warrants, jury instructions, correspondence, reports and memorandum from minimal instructions and in support of assigned attorneys or judges; secures appropriate signatures, cause numbers and authorizations and mails or routes as designated. May prepare transcripts for higher level courts. Reviews files, case documents, and affidavits to detect completeness, timeliness and errors and provides information to attorneys; may research case files and prepare proposed court orders, including bond forfeiture orders; prepares jury instructions from drafts or research into similar cases. Enters and retrieves case information using appropriate computer based data system; prepares reports requiring the extraction of database information. May obtain and provide standardized information to/from parties; monitor and review status of cases; maintain contact with parties, attorneys and other individual and agencies concerned with specific cases. Assists attorneys in obtaining photos and/or evidence required for trial. Researches and calculates the number of probation violations/orders a defendant has had in order to determine the amount of sanction time. Prepare orders to include sanction days, violations and credit for time served. Prepares and/or files legal documents with clerks of the court or electronically as authorized; obta

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