Legal Assistant IT Specialist

Ottawa County•Grand Haven Courthouse: 414 Washington Ave. Grand Haven, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Office Managers, the Legal Assistant IT Specialist provides technical audiovisual support for the functions of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The role assists staff with reviewing and redacting audio and video, IT projects, and training, and coordinates with Office Managers to help attorneys submit audio files for transcription. It also provides front-line customer service to the public, defense attorneys, courts, law enforcement, and county departments. The position is based at the Prosecutor’s Office, 414 Washington Avenue, Grand Haven, Michigan, with travel to other county locations as needed. Typical working hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work is performed in a normal office environment. A high school diploma or GED is required. An associate degree is strongly preferred, along with post-secondary or vocational coursework in computer technical training, Information Technology, Criminal Justice Communications, Criminal Justice Technology, Forensic Science, Law, or a similar field. Candidates must have three years of progressively responsible experience in a technical position requiring public contact and strong computer skills, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The candidate must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, including visual or audiological appliances and devices to increase mobility, and must have sufficient visual and color-discrimination acuity, with or without corrective lenses, to detect evidence and perform essential functions. Ottawa County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Duties and responsibilities may change, or new ones may be assigned, with or without notice.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of progressively responsible experience in a technical position requiring public contact and strong computer skills, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Post-secondary or vocational coursework in computer technical training, Information Technology, Criminal Justice Communications, Criminal Justice Technology, Forensic Science, Law, or a similar field, as specified in the education and experience requirement.
Good working knowledge of audiovisual recording formats, file conversion, and software for audiovisual playback, redaction, and editing.
Working knowledge of PC hardware, operating systems, software, related equipment, audiovisual equipment, and controls.
Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally with technical and nontechnical staff.
Computer literacy, including thorough working knowledge of Word, Excel, Publisher, and Access.
Organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload.
Excellent powers of observation.
High moral character and a clean background.
Ability to follow instructions, complete tasks accurately and efficiently, and troubleshoot when necessary.
Good working knowledge of office protocols and procedures, and records management principles and practices.
Good working knowledge of the criminal justice system.
Thorough understanding of confidentiality.
Good interpersonal and human relations skills.
Ability to interact positively and objectively with people from a wide range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and with varying levels of interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, including visual or audiological appliances and devices to increase mobility.
Sufficient visual and color-discrimination acuity, with or without corrective lenses, to detect evidence and perform essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree.

Responsibilities

Provide technical audiovisual services to prosecutorial staff.
Review audio and video recordings for evidentiary value in criminal cases.
Review recordings for redaction, courtroom presentation, discovery, FOIA requests, copying, and storage.
Coordinate with Office Managers to serve as a point of contact for police agencies providing audiovisual materials.
Troubleshoot and diagnose problems relating to assistant prosecutors’ use of audiovisual recordings.
Attend training on the use of audiovisual materials.
Assess audiovisual editing and presentation software and make recommendations to the Office Managers and Prosecuting Attorney as needed.
Assist with the setup and operation of audiovisual equipment.
Develop documentation for procedures and methods.
Coordinate with Office Managers to train new or reassigned prosecutors, legal clerks, and assistants in technology and audiovisual software.
Assist Prosecutor’s Office staff with operating audiovisual software.
Provide audiovisual troubleshooting assistance to outside departments or individuals when relevant to materials provided by the Prosecutor’s Office.
Assist Office Managers and law enforcement agencies with maintaining the Digital Evidence System.
Work with Office Managers and IT on ongoing IT-related projects.
Complete special projects, assignments, and other functions as directed.
Provide front-line customer service to the public, defense attorneys, courts, law enforcement, and county departments.
Coordinate with Office Managers to assist attorneys with submitting audio files for transcription.