Senior Legal Administrative Assistant

Senior Legal Administrative Assistant

Senior Legal Administrative Assistant positions supervise, direct and participate in the activities of subordinate legal administrative assistants engaged in providing the full range of legal administrative services to the Deputy City Attorneys; compose, transcribe and prepare legal documents, correspondence and reports; be knowledgeable and a resource to others regarding the Case Management System [Prolaw] used by the division; ensure the accuracy and completeness of documents ready for permanent storage; evaluate and revise work procedures to adhere with legal requirements and department policy; provide technical guidance, expertise and training to subordinates relating to office policies, legal formats, and legal filing procedures and requirements; review the work of subordinates for timeliness and conformance to legal requirements; coordinate and resolve workload problems; evaluate and rate the work performance of subordinates; maintain records; provide updates to the Office Manual(s), and coordinates changes with other seniors and the Principal Legal Administrative Assistant, and perform other duties as assigned. NOTE:

Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

Minimum Requirements

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply unless otherwise indicated. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE : You must meet ONE of the following options:

1. Two years of full-time experience as a Legal Administrative Assistant II (formerly Legal Secretary II) with the City of San Diego.
2. Four years of experience performing the full range of Legal Administrative Assistant and/or Legal Secretary duties in a law firm, corporate legal office, or public entity legal office.

NOTE:

• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE :

• Lead and/or supervisory experience.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION) :

• Proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

Required documents should be attached electronically to your application. If you are unable to attach at the time of application submittal, you must submit them as soon as possible via fax: View phone number on click.appcast.io; or to the Employment Information Center: City of San Diego Personnel Department, 1200 Third Avenue - Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101. Include your name and the title of the position for which you are applying.

Screening Process

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

Supplemental Information

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS : Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may constitute cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change in their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.