| The Kendall County Criminal District Attorney’s office is a small to mid-sized office with jurisdiction over felony and misdemeanor criminal cases. We are located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, with nearby access to San Antonio. This Office welcomes employees who conduct themselves according to the highest ethical standards, those who work to seek justice by developing their skills and abilities to the high level owed to the community we represent, and who carry out their assigned duties with a focus on safety in the community as a whole. We strive to promote a positive work/life balance where employees are not expected to sacrifice family fulfillment in order to be effective public servants. | |
| Summary | |
| Under direct supervision of the Legal Operations Director and general supervision of the Criminal District Attorney, the purpose of the position is to provide clerical and legal support to the Criminal District Attorney’s staff. Greet customers warmly and ascertain problems or reason for contacting the office and refer to legal assistants or prosecutors, as necessary. | |
| Essential Duties and Responsibilities | |
| Perform administrative tasks including processing and distributing mail and faxes daily; data entry, making copies, keeping the office organized, keeping track of supply inventory, and maintaining office equipment.Process Misdemeanor and Felony files.Process all incoming communication, court filings, and correspondence from attorneys, witnesses, law enforcement, victims, or the general public to ensure that it is documented and placed in the relevant case file. Document and notify all relevant parties. Monitor, document, and update all case settings for court dockets. Ensure all settings or changes are updated in the appropriate case file and office calendar. Assist Legal Clerks II – IV as assigned.Coordinate Discovery, Information, and Plea support.Provide direct assistance to JP, Pretrial Intervention and Commissioners Court attorneys.Review patrol video to ensure there are no aggravating circumstances such as demeanor or inculpatory statements, and notify prosecutor of any problems.Review driving record/criminal history on defendants and generate or amend complaints.Communicate with offices concerning evidence reports and obtain signatures, summons and evidence.Communicate with court offices, JP’s office, security and reception in courthouse, and attend monthly court dates provide assistance; coordinate rescheduling of cases.Coordinate with Justice of the Peace offices, organize, generate, and forward annual schedule and locations. | |
| Note: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is assigned by the supervisor. | |
| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities | |
| Knowledge of: Standard concepts, practices and procedures within the legal field. Ability to: Utilize various advisory and design data and information such as budgets, reports, documents and files. Use of a multi-line telephone, hands-on computer experience and excellent writing skills. Communicate verbally and in writing to allow comprehension by receiving party. Understand and exchange information with supervisors and co-workers when receiving assignments and instructions. Communicate and interact with the general public, departmental customers and various County personnel | |
| Education and/or Experience | |
| High school diploma or GED; Two (2) years clerical work experience.Experience in criminal and civil law would be helpful but not required. | |
| ☒ | You can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience, through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both |
| ☐ | You can qualify with fewer years of experience IF YOU obtained SIGNIFICANTLY MORE relevant experience in criminal prosecution, such as number or types of trials, than one would typically receive within a similar time frame |
| Certificates, Licenses, Registrations | |
| Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License | |
| Additional Information | |
| LANGUAGE SKILLS: Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively provide information and positively respond to questions from external and internal customers in person and by phone. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Must be to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. REASONING ABILITY: Must be able to apply common sense to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and attempt assistance. Investigates matters of considerable impact and must routinely deal with emotional and possibly uncooperative individuals. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use fingers, hands, reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is required to sit. The employee may occasionally be required to stand and lift and move up to twenty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. TECHNICAL/COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient in MS Office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), e-mail and Internet. Ability to learn new applications quickly including organization-wide information systems and department-specific software applications. | |
| How to Apply: E-mail your cover letter, resume and application to [email protected]. Application For Employment Link: https://www.co.kendall.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/356/Kendall-County-Employment-Applicaion-PDF | |
| Kendall County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, the interview process, or otherwise participating in the selections, please direct your inquiries to Kendall County Human Resources at (830) 249-9343. Disclaimer: This is an “at will” position with no civil service or other appellate rights. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. | |
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