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Location : Yuba City, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: SC2024-01150
Department: DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Division: District Attorney
Opening Date: 02/07/2024
Closing Date: 2/21/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
JOB SUMMARY
The Sutter County District Attorney's Office is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their team!
This vacancy may fill at either the II or III level. Candidates need only apply once; all applications will be screened for the minimum requirements at the highest level they are qualified for.
RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE:
To view the specific job descriptions for each level, please follow the links below:
Legal Secretary II
Salary: $46,206.99 - $63,468.70 Annually
Legal Secretary III
Salary: $51,522.64 - $69,974.11 Annually
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EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Examples of duties for each position can be found at the links provided above.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Legal Secretary II:
Knowledge of: Legal office work, procedures and terminology; legal forms and documents.
Ability to: Prepare reports and correspondence with minimum direction; establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional personnel, associates, and the general public; type at 45 w.p.m. (net).
Education and Experience: Three years of experience in legal stenography or legal office work, or one year of experience as a Legal Secretary I in a District Attorney's Office; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Legal Secretary III:
Knowledge of: The organization, function, policies and practices of a District Attorney's Office; legal terminology; general practices and procedures associated with the performance of legal secretarial work; principles and applications necessary to prepare a variety of legal documents; document preparation and case management using an automated system; the principles of office management and standard record keeping procedures; analytical methods and techniques; modern office practices and technology; correct English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation; letter and report writing; comprehensive filing systems to maintain historical documents and accurate record keeping systems.
Ability to: Prepare under the general direction of attorneys a variety of complex and difficult legal documents requiring independent judgment and research skills; use communication skills and techniques for gathering information at all levels of the organization; define problem areas; organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines and follow up on assignments with a minimum of direction; define and select alternatives; learn, interpret and apply specialized policies and procedures; understand and follow complex oral and written directions; maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work; communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing; use good judgment in choosing among available alternatives, in recognizing scope of authority, in seeking assistance and in making referrals; handle confidential material and contacts with discretion; train and direct the work of subordinates; operate an automated case management system and utilize various software programs relevant to position; type 45 w.p.m. (net).
Education and Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible experience in legal secretarial work including two years in a District Attorney's Office or one year as a Legal Secretary II in Sutter County; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential Duties require the following physical skills and work requirements:
Requires the ability to maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under varied circumstances; ability to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another; ability to see; ability to hear and communicate orally; sufficient hand/eye coordination to perform semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as typing, filing, data entry, and/or use of calculator, ten-key adding machine, or other office equipment or supplies.
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process for this position includes completing an application, typing test and participating in oral interview(s). Please notify the Human Resources Department prior to the final filing date for this position if you believe you have a disability, which would make it difficult to participate in any portion of the recruitment process and would require reasonable accommodation. Sutter County reserves the right to require medical documentation concerning the need for accommodation. Offers of employment are contingent upon investigation of employment history, references, drug testing, medical review/exam and fingerprinting in addition to other appropriate requirements of the position.
NOTE: Sutter County utilizes E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of employees to work in the United States.
The County of Sutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Sutter County encourages both incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
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Location : Yuba City, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: SC2024-01150
Department: DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Division: District Attorney
Opening Date: 02/07/2024
Closing Date: 2/21/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
JOB SUMMARY
The Sutter County District Attorney's Office is seeking a Legal Secretary to join their team!
This vacancy may fill at either the II or III level. Candidates need only apply once; all applications will be screened for the minimum requirements at the highest level they are qualified for.
RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE:
- Recruitment Closes - Wednesday, February 21st
- Applicant Screening - Completed by Thursday, February 22nd
- Oral Panel Interview - Thursday, February 29th
- Department Hiring Interview - TBD
To view the specific job descriptions for each level, please follow the links below:
Legal Secretary II
Salary: $46,206.99 - $63,468.70 Annually
Legal Secretary III
Salary: $51,522.64 - $69,974.11 Annually
Follow Sutter County!
Stay updated with our social media accounts:
NOTICES: All correspondences, notices and invitations to test and/or interview will be via e-mail through Governmentjobs.com/NEOGOV. Please be sure to set-up your inbox to receive them or check your junk-mail to make sure you are receiving Sutter County's recruitment communications.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Examples of duties for each position can be found at the links provided above.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Legal Secretary II:
Knowledge of: Legal office work, procedures and terminology; legal forms and documents.
Ability to: Prepare reports and correspondence with minimum direction; establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional personnel, associates, and the general public; type at 45 w.p.m. (net).
Education and Experience: Three years of experience in legal stenography or legal office work, or one year of experience as a Legal Secretary I in a District Attorney's Office; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Legal Secretary III:
Knowledge of: The organization, function, policies and practices of a District Attorney's Office; legal terminology; general practices and procedures associated with the performance of legal secretarial work; principles and applications necessary to prepare a variety of legal documents; document preparation and case management using an automated system; the principles of office management and standard record keeping procedures; analytical methods and techniques; modern office practices and technology; correct English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation; letter and report writing; comprehensive filing systems to maintain historical documents and accurate record keeping systems.
Ability to: Prepare under the general direction of attorneys a variety of complex and difficult legal documents requiring independent judgment and research skills; use communication skills and techniques for gathering information at all levels of the organization; define problem areas; organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines and follow up on assignments with a minimum of direction; define and select alternatives; learn, interpret and apply specialized policies and procedures; understand and follow complex oral and written directions; maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work; communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing; use good judgment in choosing among available alternatives, in recognizing scope of authority, in seeking assistance and in making referrals; handle confidential material and contacts with discretion; train and direct the work of subordinates; operate an automated case management system and utilize various software programs relevant to position; type 45 w.p.m. (net).
Education and Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible experience in legal secretarial work including two years in a District Attorney's Office or one year as a Legal Secretary II in Sutter County; or any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential Duties require the following physical skills and work requirements:
Requires the ability to maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of exercising sound judgment and rational thinking under varied circumstances; ability to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another; ability to see; ability to hear and communicate orally; sufficient hand/eye coordination to perform semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as typing, filing, data entry, and/or use of calculator, ten-key adding machine, or other office equipment or supplies.
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process for this position includes completing an application, typing test and participating in oral interview(s). Please notify the Human Resources Department prior to the final filing date for this position if you believe you have a disability, which would make it difficult to participate in any portion of the recruitment process and would require reasonable accommodation. Sutter County reserves the right to require medical documentation concerning the need for accommodation. Offers of employment are contingent upon investigation of employment history, references, drug testing, medical review/exam and fingerprinting in addition to other appropriate requirements of the position.
NOTE: Sutter County utilizes E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of employees to work in the United States.
The County of Sutter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Sutter County encourages both incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
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