North Dakota Class Description
LEGAL ASSISTANT (0701-0702)
Scope of Work:
Individuals assigned to positions in this series provide technical support services to legal counsel.
Duties Performed at all Levels:
- Compose and prepare memoranda, opinions, motions, notices of hearings, orders, contracts, and pleadings.
- Ensure that documents are accurate and in proper form.
- Maintain files and law library by updating and renewing periodicals.
- File legal documents in accordance with rules of court.
- Compose letters in response to requests for information on laws.
- Draft and track legislative bills.
NOTE: The duties listed are not intended to be all-inclusive. Duties assigned any individual employee are at the discretion of the appointing authority.
LEGAL ASSISTANT I (0701)
Grade 7
Level Definition:
Individuals assigned to positions in this series provide technical support services to legal counsel.
Additional Duties Performed at this Level:
- Provide administrative assistance in the preparation of legal documents for court cases or hearings.
- Prepare standard legal documents.
- Create and maintain legal aids such as legal opinion files or a legal brief bank and glossary.
- Assist legal counsel by ensuring that legal correspondence, court filings, and court appearances are scheduled and processed within relevant deadlines.
Minimum Qualifications:
Requires the completion of two years of college in pre-law or legal assistance and two years of legal research analysis work experience.
LEGAL ASSISTANT II (0702)
Grade 9
Level Definition:
Individuals assigned to positions in this series provide technical support services to legal counsel.
Additional Duties Performed at this Level:
- Identify and research legal issues.
- Draft administrative orders, including findings of fact and conclusions of law.
- Prepare and file certificates of record and appendices.
- Establish and process legal agreements.
- Assist legal counsel with hearing preparation by summarizing case files, contacting affected parties, conducting investigations, and ensuring that necessary documents are prepared and filed.
- May organize/schedule the work activities of a technical and clerical support staff.
Minimum Qualifications:
Requires
one of the following:
- completion of a bachelor’s degree with a major in legal assistance or pre-law;
- completion of any bachelor’s degree and a one or two-year legal assistance program;
- completion of any bachelor’s degree and two years of legal research analysis work experience;
- completion of any bachelor’s degree and Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) designation; or
- completion of a one or two-year legal assistance program, 5 years of legal research analysis experience, and Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) designation
Eff.
Date: 10/74
Rev: 4/79 - Created two levels
Rev: 4/87 - Changed format and minimum qualifications
Rev: 12/91 - Class reviewed. New format
Reviewed: 9/96 - Rewritten in current format
Rev: 12/11 - Clarified minimum qualifications
