City of Fort Worth
Join to apply for the Legal Assistant role at City of Fort Worth
Join to apply for the Legal Assistant role at City of Fort Worth
Pay Range:
$26.74 - $28.85/hr ($55,619 - $60,008)
Job Posting Closing on:
Friday, January 16, 2026
Benefits for this position include:
11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. The City of Fort Worth is committed to a team of legal professionals focused on providing consistent, excellent legal service and quality customer service to the City of Fort Worth. We strive to be a well‑managed office that is proactive and integrated into the day‑to‑day activities of the City and to be recognized by our peers for exemplary professionalism and ethical behavioral.
Minimum Qualifications
Associate degree from an accredited college with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Office Administration, or related field
Two (2) years of increasingly responsible Legal Assistant experience
Strong working knowledge of legal terminology, court procedures, and the preparation and processing of legal documents
Experience utilizing electronic and online court filing systems
Attention to detail, time management, and the ability to handle confidential information
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting litigation matters, including pleadings, discovery, and trial preparation
Experience in employment law or labor and employment matters
The Legal Assistant Job Responsibilities Include
Preparing legal documents and correspondence.
Drafting answers, discovery responses, briefs, appendices, and other litigation pleadings.
Maintaining physical and electronic files.
Calculating and tracking deadlines.
Arranging, scheduling, and confirming appointments, meetings, depositions, hearings, and court settings.
Proof‑reading/reviewing contracts, ordinances, resolutions, motions, briefs and other legal documents.
Copying, scanning, answering telephones, and providing assistance to the general public and city staff.
Working Conditions Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint‑based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.
Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non‑merit factor. The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre‑Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑base. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Government Administration
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Join to apply for the Legal Assistant role at City of Fort Worth
Pay Range:
$26.74 - $28.85/hr ($55,619 - $60,008)
Job Posting Closing on:
Friday, January 16, 2026
Benefits for this position include:
11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. The City of Fort Worth is committed to a team of legal professionals focused on providing consistent, excellent legal service and quality customer service to the City of Fort Worth. We strive to be a well‑managed office that is proactive and integrated into the day‑to‑day activities of the City and to be recognized by our peers for exemplary professionalism and ethical behavioral.
Minimum Qualifications
Associate degree from an accredited college with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Office Administration, or related field
Two (2) years of increasingly responsible Legal Assistant experience
Strong working knowledge of legal terminology, court procedures, and the preparation and processing of legal documents
Experience utilizing electronic and online court filing systems
Attention to detail, time management, and the ability to handle confidential information
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting litigation matters, including pleadings, discovery, and trial preparation
Experience in employment law or labor and employment matters
The Legal Assistant Job Responsibilities Include
Preparing legal documents and correspondence.
Drafting answers, discovery responses, briefs, appendices, and other litigation pleadings.
Maintaining physical and electronic files.
Calculating and tracking deadlines.
Arranging, scheduling, and confirming appointments, meetings, depositions, hearings, and court settings.
Proof‑reading/reviewing contracts, ordinances, resolutions, motions, briefs and other legal documents.
Copying, scanning, answering telephones, and providing assistance to the general public and city staff.
Working Conditions Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint‑based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.
Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non‑merit factor. The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre‑Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑base. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Government Administration
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