Legal Support Assistant I/II - CN

ABOUT THE POSITION

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The County of Riverside's Office of County Counsel has an opportunity for a Legal Support Assistant I/II located in Riverside and duties will focus mainly directly supporting attorneys and supporting litigation cases.

Prior clerical experience in these areas is highly desired.

Legal Support Assistant I - CN

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 the Office of County Counsel; and performs other related duties as required.

The Legal Support Assistant I - CN (Confidential Non-Exempt) 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 County Counsel.

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 - CN class.

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

Incumbents may be expected to promote to the journey level class of Legal Support Assistant II - CN after acquiring the necessary experience and training and demonstrating satisfactory job performance.

Legal Support Assistant II - CN

Under general supervision, the Legal Support Assistant II 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 wide variety of legal documents, records and correspondence; performs responsible and difficult specialized legal clerical work in support of two to three attorneys within the Office of County Counsel; and performs other related duties as required.

The Legal Support Assistant II - CN (Confidential Non-Exempt) is the journey level class in the Legal Support Assistant series and provides clerical support to attorneys and other County staff within the Office of County Counsel.

The Legal Support Assistant II is distinguished from the Legal Support Assistant I by the former's ability to understand and apply a more extensive and complex range of legal procedures, including the preparation, completion and tracking of legal documents required by the attorneys' case building process.

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