Legal Support Assistant II - Care Court

Applications will be reviewed in the order of when it was received

RUHS-Behavioral Health is seeking a dependable and team-oriented Legal Support Assistant II to join our Indio office.

This position supports legal processes while also performing Office Assistant (OA) duties.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a mental health setting, communicates professionally with clients-including those experiencing severe mental health challenges, and thrives in a collaborative, on-site team environment.

Key Responsibilities:


* Submit legal documents electronically and provide regular updates to the court.


* Support data collection and entry for various behavioral health programs.


* Input, open/close cases, and scan documents into ELMR (Electronic Legal Medical Records).


* Perform general office duties: answer phones, maintain vehicle logs, order office supplies, and assist with scanning/printing.


* Provide administrative support across both Legal Support and OA functions at the Indio site.

Requirements


* Must work on-site as all RUHS-BH staff are required to be physically present.


* Comfortable engaging with clients with severe mental health issues.


* Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to work well in a fast-paced, team-centered environment.

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• Provide the more responsible and authoritative information to law enforcement officers, attorneys, officers of the court, other staff, agencies, or the general public; train lower-level staff; interpret legal, procedural or department requisites from the record to the public, law enforcement agencies and/or attorneys; contact by phone, automated system or in person, judges, attorneys, court clerks, witnesses, medical representatives, and other County departments or government agencies in order to obtain or confirm information for case files, or to arrange medical appointments, depositions or hearings; prepare case files and maintain case status records including the posting of court actions and court dates to calendars.

• Maintain files of correspondence and legal documents, including a cross-reference index file; file legal papers with the proper courts; enter record of hearings in calendar; record pleas, trials, convictions, acquittals, sentences, judgments, orders, and other dispositions of cases.

• Type from drafts, rough notes, verbal instructions, or taped dictation a variety of correspondence and legal documents, including interviews, opinions, proceedings, ordinances, contracts, agreements, orders, motions, points and authorities, complaints, warrants, subpoenas, commitments, indictments, decisions, investigation requests, extra...