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Form of workThere is one (1) vacancy with the Department of the Corporation Counsel, Counseling and Drafting Division. This position plans, assigns, supervises and reviews a variety of complex legal clerical and office services activities in a law office; participates in the most difficult aspects of work involved; and performs other related duties as required.
If you qualify for the position, your name will be placed on an eligible list for further consideration. This list may be used to fill current and future vacancies in this department.
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Notifications may also be sent via text message if opted into the service. Data and text messaging fees apply. At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Equivalent to graduation from high school. Responsible work experience which demonstrated the ability to perform the essential functions of the job may be substituted for education.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
Six years of progressively responsible legal clerical work experience, two of which must have involved supervisory responsibilities.
Such experience must have demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision; legal terminology; form, content and use of legal documents, legal processes, procedures and precedents; filing systems of legal records; grammar, spelling and word usage as they pertain to legal activities; and law office practices and procedures; and the ability to plan, direct and coordinate the work of a clerical staff engaged in legal clerical activities; locate and abstract data from legal files and records; supervise the maintenance of filing systems of legal records and documents; and plan training programs for subordinates.
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE: Experience in the use of a personal computer to input, retrieve, and analyze data using data base, spreadsheets, word processing or similar programs.
SUBSTITUTION: An Associate degree in legal office administration, legal assistant or paralegal may substitute for two years of the legal clerical experience requirement. There is no substitution for the supervisory legal clerical experience.
Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at a regionally-accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, a foreign credential evaluation (FCE) must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.
Verification Requirement: You must submit evidence of your qualifying degree in order to be given credit for the substitution. Please attach an electronic copy of your diploma and/or official transcript which shows the embossed seal or applicable FCE to your application. Or mail a photocopy of your documents to the following address: Department of Human Resources, 650 South King Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted. Copies will not be returned. All information on your documentation must be legible and complete in order to be given credit.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION: In addition to meeting the above minimum qualifications, your application will be further evaluated. Your score will be based on the quality and quantity of your education, experience and/or other related job requirements and competencies applicable to the position. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower score.
EXAMINATION WEIGHT:
Education and Experience Evaluation..............................................100% Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent
