Salary : $59,113.60 - $101,691.20 Annually
Location : Leonardtown, MD
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:Department: State's Attorney's Office
Opening Date: 07/01/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Job Summary Performs legal administrative work; Performs other duties as assigned.
The hiring salary for this position is $59,113 - $101,691 annually; full salary range for this position is $59,113 - $101,691
Essential Functions - Ensures that all cases are assigned trial and hearing dates;
- Ensures that all rescheduled cases comply with the statutory-time requirement;
- Coordinates and assigns the States Attorney's files with the appropriate case number;
- Tracks the movement of each case through all stages and coordinates with attorneys on necessary actions;
- Drafts orders, pleadings, and other legal documents;
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Ability to gain thorough knowledge of St. Mary's County Government policies and procedures;
- Ability to learn and utilize computer systems such as MDEC (Maryland Electronic Courts), NCIC (National Crime Information Center), PbK (PROSECUTORbyKarpel), and Evidence.com;
- Ability to effectively communicate with other staff, attorneys, victims, witnesses, and the public in a courteous manner;
- Ability to make decisions in accordance with established laws, and Federal Guidelines, and to apply departmental policies to daily work problems;
- Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions;
- Ability to work independently on tasks and maintain records;
- Ability to plan, organize, and execute continuing assignments accurately, with minimum instruction or review;
- Effective business English, grammar, legal terminology, and math skills.
Education and Experience - Associates degree;
- Three years or more of related experience;
- Or equivalent technical training, education, and/or experience.
Additional Requirements:- Must successfully pass background investigation with favorable results;
- Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
Physical and Environmental Conditions: Work requires no unusual demand for physical effort.
Work environment involves high risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations, which require a range of safety and other precautions, e.g., aggressive human behavior, or similar situations where conditions cannot be controlled.
