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Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Springfield, MA

9h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking to fill an Administrative Assistant position for its Public Defender Division (PDD) Springfield Office. PDD provides legal representation to adults in criminal court cases, including District and Superior Court. CPCS is dedicated to protecting the fundamental constitutional and human rights of our assigned clients through zealous advocacy, community-oriented defense, and the fullness of excellent legal representation. The agency provides representation in criminal, delinquency, youthful offender, family regulation, guardianship, mental health, sexually dangerous person, and sex offender registry cases, as well as in appeals and post-conviction and post-judgment proceedings related to those matters. The PDD Springfield Office provides public defense services for Hampden County, and it services one of the busiest courts in the Commonwealth. The office has new facilities close to the courthouse, free parking, and staff social service advocates, investigators, and administrative assistants.

Requirements

• At least one year of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in administrative work
• Access to home internet access sufficient to work remotely

Nice To Haves

• An Associate’s or higher degree with a major in business administration, business management, or public administration may be substituted for the required experience.
• Typing skill of 50 to 60 wpm
• Familiarity with advanced Word formatting and editing, and Microsoft Excel
• Legal office experience
• Foreign language skills

Responsibilities

• Opening and closing cases, including running conflict checks
• Word processing, including preparation of CORI requests, subpoenas, motions, letters, running sheet entries, etc.
• Filing, faxing, photocopying, scanning, and shredding documents, transcriptions and transcript requests and other document and record requests as necessary
• Providing telephone and reception services
• Communicating effectively with internal and external contacts at all levels, and across diverse and underrepresented groups
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed