Legal Assistant III

Location: Bismarck, ND

Terms: Full Time / Non-Exempt / Full Benefits

Salary: $24.69 to $27.40 per hour, Grade 6

Application Deadline: April 22, 2025

Burleigh County Benefits: Burleigh County offers an NDPERS retirement plan, 95% premium paid Health Insurance coverage through BCBS of ND. We also offer $25,000 life insurance coverage and additional insurance coverage options.

About the Role: Under supervision of the State’s Attorney or Administrative Supervisor, is responsible for handling open records and open meetings requests submitted to the State’s Attorney’s Office in accordance with N.D.C.C.§44-04 et seq. This position will also assist the State’s Attorney as Public Information Officer.

Candidate Requirements:

Primary Job Duties:

• Coordinate with our criminal justice partner agencies on crime prevention and safety campaigns.
• Must be knowledgeable and proficient with use of agency social media.
• Exercise discretion when interacting with the general public, media, and other agencies while answering questions on behalf of the State’s Attorney’s Office.
• Compose and prepare memoranda, motions, notices of hearings, orders, pleadings, etc., and ensures that documents are filed with the appropriate court and served on all parties prior to set deadlines.
• Accurately redact exempt and confidential information as required by law.
• Issue press releases as directed.
• Provide clerical assistance to include typing, filing, mail sorting and distributing, and other duties.
• Receive assignment of high-level criminal cases which can be more detailed, which in turn require closer attention and time.
• Must be able to perform all the duties of a Legal Assistant II.
• File, retrieve, interpret information, and prepare reports from records. Distribute reports to appropriate people.
• Assist Attorneys with hearing preparation, specifically with discovery.
• Other duties as required and assigned.

Accountabilities:

A complete job description is available at the Burleigh County Human Resources Office.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The employing agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services, and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.