Legal Assistant 1

COMANCHE NATION - INDIAN TRIBE • Lawton, OK

1d • $20 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

The Legal Assistant I will review cases for legal action, prepare documents for attorney review, and assist in preparing the docket for court.

Requirements

• Completion of two years from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, social work or have legal secretarial training; May substitute full time child support program experience.
• Complex clerical, secretarial or closely related experience for required education.
• Skill needed in working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Confidentiality is high priority.
• Must be familiar with power point, Excel, Access and Microsoft Word.
• Must work well with the public, possess a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a background check and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Perform word processing of child support pleadings, correspondence, and other complex legal document.
• File child support pleadings with the Comanche Nation Tribal Court; the Cheyanne & Arapaho Court; the Kiowa Court; the Court of Indian Offenses; and the State of Oklahoma courts all across Oklahoma.
• Set court dates and notifies parties of upcoming court dates.
• Monitor child support cases.
• Assist attorney and child support staff in preparing cases for court.
• Update and maintains docket book for the Comanche Nation Tribal Court; the Cheyanne & Arapaho Court; the Kiowa Court; the Court of Indian Offenses; and the State of Oklahoma courts all across Oklahoma.
• Attend court proceedings/hearings to assist attorney.
• Research court records to obtain order/documents pertaining to child support cases.
• Update and maintains hearing screens on database.
• Enter, retrieve and update child support case information on database.
• Perform money handling duties to process child support payments.
• Respond to moderately complex telephone inquiries concerning child support cases.
• Draft and edit pleadings, correspondence, briefs and other legal documents.
• Perform money handling duties to process child support payments.

Benefits

• Annual Leave (4 hours per pay period)
• Sick Leave (4 hours per pay period)
• Birthday Leave
• Bereavement Leave (3 paid days off for specified family members)
• Fifteen (15) Paid Holidays
• Medical Insurance (100% employer paid for employee only)
• Dental Insurance (100% employer paid for employee only)
• Life Insurance (100% employer paid for employee only- $40K coverage)
• 401K-up to 3% match
• Medical Insurance BCBS (Spouse, Child(ren), and Family coverage available)
• Dental Insurance Delta Dental (Spouse, Child(ren), and Family coverage available)
• Vision Insurance VSP (Employee, Spouse, Child(ren), and Family coverage available)
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Additional Employee Life Insurance Spouse, and Child Life Insurance
• AFLAC

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree