SA Legal Assistant

Posted Date: 09/24/2026

JOB TITLE: Legal Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office

POSTED DATE: 9/23/26

CLASSIFICATION: Nonexempt

DATE TO START: October/November, 2026 POSITION TYPE AND EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: Full time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

TRAVEL: None

SUMMARY: Primary functions for this position is preparing correspondence to victims, witnesses, and officers regarding their cases; providing discovery to defense counsel; preparing subpoenas and writs and keeping track of cases set for trials.

ESSSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Prepares and sends letters to victims, witnesses and officers involved in criminal cases Prepares subpoenas and court notices for trials Disburses discovery in cases to defense attorneys Pulls files for jury trials monthly Updates and monitors jury trial list on monthly basis Prepare writs to bring defendants to court from the Department of Corrections for court appearances Prepares Statement of Facts once a case has been sentenced to the Department of Corrections

KNOWLEDGE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma or equivalent Strong organizational and administrative skills, detail oriented; excellent time management. Works well with the public Able to handle confidential and proprietary information appropriately. High level of integrity. Proven track record or reliability and responsibility.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open the filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phone, copy machines, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

EEO STATEMENT: Adams County is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.