Legal Assistant bei City of Redding, CA

About the Department

Position Duties

• Perform a variety of administrative and legal duties and assignments including data gathering, research and investigation. 
• Type drafts and finished documents of a varied nature from written or verbal instruction or machine transcription, including legal documents, petitions, motions, notices, correspondence, reports, contracts, agreements, leases, and other materials of a sensitive, complex or technical nature.   Receive, review and process weapons confiscation petitions and Pitchess motions.
• Responsible for overseeing administrative files.  Prepare, organize and maintain litigation files, supporting documents, and status information.  Maintain records and data bases.  Maintain City law library including  updating and retrieving information and serve as liaison to publishers and sales representatives.
• Oversee and coordinate schedules and calendaring system.  Communicate with various courts for setting hearings on motions, arranging continuances, and obtaining procedural instructions.  Coordinate meetings or trials as assigned.  Make travel and conference arrangements.  Arrange for court reporter and scheduling witnesses.  Arrange legal process service.
• Respond to requests for information and assistance, resolution of concerns and complaints as appropriate. 
• Prepare annual office budget, track office expenditures, procure office supplies and equipment. Prepare and process requisitions, requests for demands, contract invoices and payments, appropriation transfers, travel allowances, cash vouchers, refunds or other similar forms or documents.
• Supervise, train, schedule and evaluate assigned personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of legal concepts, principles, terminology and civil and criminal law procedures
• Knowledge of procedures used in preparing legal documents
• Knowledge of legal research techniques, resources and references
• Knowledge of court systems and procedures legal calendaring methods
• Ability to interact effectively with the public and employees
• Ability to research and analysis methods and procedures
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to read, understand, interpret, and apply laws, policies, rules and regulations

• Typical education would include an Associate's degree from an accredited college, or university, or equivalent education, with an emphasis on law, criminal justice, legal administration, paralegal program or related field and designation as a Registered Paralegal (RP) or a Certified Legal Assistant (CLA).
• Typical experience would include five years experience performing responsible legal secretarial work,  two years progressively responsible supervision experience, and extensive experience in the use of computers and word processing software.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Notary Public certification within six (6) months of appointment.

Other Qualifications

You will receive notifications pertaining to this recruitment at the e-mail address and text message number provided on your application. Email correspondence may go to your spam or junk mail folder.

Examination Process: A written examination, oral board, and/or practical exam will be administered. This recruitment will add to an eligibility list to fill the current vacancy, as well as subsequent vacancies that occur during the life of the list.

• Positive past employment references
• Passing a city paid fingerprint criminal check