Job Description
A Legal Clerk executes the following duties:
- Provide Apprentice examination of legal instruments
- Review legal instruments (completeness of information, proper execution)
- Obtain additional information
- Determine correctness of action (per Government regulations, procedures, etc)
- Research records (to ascertain conditions that might preclude action)
- Provide information on instruments
- Provide assistance on instruments
- Gather facts for case and routine reports
- Perform initial review of petitions for remission and mitigation of forfeiture
- Verify citations and legal references on legal documents
Requirements
A Legal Clerk must meet the following qualifications:
- Possess a four year undergraduate degree
- Attention to detail and the ability to read and follow directions is very important
- Good oral and written communications skills are highly desirable
- Must have one year’s experience in a field related to law enforcement
- Must possess a demonstrated ability to analyze documents to extract information
This position requires U.S. Citizenship and a 7 (or 10) year minimum background investigation.
