Temporary Legal Support Assistant I - Murrieta

The County of Riverside's Human Resources Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) seeks a Temporary Legal Support Assistant I in Murrieta for t he Riverside County Public Defender's Office.

The incumbent will perform 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; performs other related duties as required.

The Legal Support Assistant I is the entry level classification 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.

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 Legal Support Assistant II classification after acquiring the necessary experience and training and demonstrating satisfactory job performance.
Work Schedule: 5/40

Bilingual skills in Spanish are strongly preferred but not required

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Law Offices of the Public Defender, County of Riverside

About TAP
The Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) recruits and hires temporary employees for all County departments.

TAP assignments are a great way to learn about working for the County while working on a temporary, at-will basis.

Click here to learn more about TAP : https://rc-hr.com/temporary-medical-assignment-program-tapmap

TAP Benefits: https://rc-hr.com/files/users/user116/COR_2026_TAP_Guide_FINAL.• 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 filing with appropriate court or parties is done within statutory time limits.

• Review and route calls from the public and/or in person and provide information with discretion and in accordance with established policies of confidentiality; make inquiries of individuals present...