Deputy Clerk II - G115 - Solicitor General
Columbus Consolidated Government
Major Duties and Responsibilities
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This position is responsible for performing clerical and administrative tasks in support of the Office of the Solicitor General.
- Organizes and files legal documents and other official paperwork.
- Maintains an expansive system of case files.
- Types and maintains a system of criminal records.
- Coordinates case processing with the State Court Clerk’s Office and Muscogee County Jail personnel.
- Prepares cases set for court.
- Performs the duties of the Court Coordinator - Solicitor General as needed.
- Screens, routes, and assists callers and visitors.
- Schedules court dates.
- Prepares dockets.
- Assists in supervising magnet high school interns.
- Files and distributes waivers from attorneys.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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- Knowledge of the legal system.
- Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.
- Skill in the operation of standard office equipment.
- Skill in the operation of computers and various software programs.
- Skill in typing, filing, and writing. Skill in oral and written communication.
- Ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
Minimum Educational and Training Requirements
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Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
Physical Requirements
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The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
- Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
- Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
- Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
- Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
- Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
- Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
- Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
- Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
- Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
- Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
- Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
- Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.Standing – for sustained periods of time.
- Standing – for sustained periods of time.
- Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
- Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
- Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
- Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room.