Temporary Legal Support Assistant I

ABOUT THE POSITION

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of specialized and responsible clerical work involving the continual use of legal terminology and procedures; assists in processing and tracking a variety of legal documents, records and correspondence; performs the required specialized legal clerical work in support of legal staff within County offices; and performs other related duties as required.
The Legal Support Assistant I is the entry level class in the Legal Support Assistant series and provides clerical support to attorneys and/or other County staff within the Office of the Public Defender.

Incumbents are assigned to either perform a moderate range of specialized legal clerical work or, in a training capacity, learn to perform a wide variety of specialized legal clerical work characteristic of the Legal Support Assistant II class.

The Legal Support Assistant I is distinguished from the Legal Support Assistant II by the latter's ability to understand and apply a more extensive range of legal procedures related to the processing of legal documents.

Depending on assignment, incumbents may be expected to promote to the journey level class of Legal Support Assistant II after acquiring the necessary experience and training and demonstrating satisfactory job performance.

Work Schedule:Schedule can vary from 5/40 to 9/80

Must be willing to work in Blythe or Coachella locations.

TAP Benefits: https://rc-hr.com/temporary-medical-assignment-program-tapmap

Meet the Team!

It is the mission of the Law Offices of the Public Defender to provide the highest quality legal representation to any person unable to afford it for criminal, juvenile, or certain civil proceedings.

The Public Defender strives to preserve human dignity in all cases where citizens' liberties are at stake.

The Public Defender is dedicated to the principle that no citizen shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without competent, professional, and vigorous representation so that due process is implemented fairly, equitably, and without prejudice.

The Public Defender is headquartered in Riverside, with additional offices providing support to residents in Banning, Blythe, Murrieta, and Indio.

Meet the County!
Reasons to work for the County of Riverside - flipbook

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Serve as clerical support to attorneys and other County staff; schedule appointments, screen callers, and initiate reply to routine correspondence.

• Maintain files of correspondence and legal documents including a cross-reference index file; file legal papers with the proper courts; enter record of hearings, record pleas, trials, convictions, acquittals, sentences, judgments, orders, and other dispositions of cases.

• Complete documents for case files by extracting complete and accurate information from a variety of sources, obtaining necessary signatures and attaching required addenda; review and verify file documents to ensure that receipt and fil...