Judicial Assistant

About the role

The position is located in Santa Maria. This is a Judicial Assistant III - Office Assignment position, also known as the Family Law Facilitator Support & Self-Help Intake Clerk. The role involves triaging and assisting self-represented litigants seeking legal services from the Family Law Facilitator in both English and Spanish; conducting intake of program participants; assisting self-represented litigants in the completion of forms and providing basic referral services. The position also maintains records and reports, coordinates meetings and appointments, and provides clerical support for the Family Law Facilitator.

Responsibilities

• Triage and assist self-represented litigants seeking legal services from the Family Law Facilitator in both English and Spanish
• Conduct intake of program participants
• Absorb and assist self-represented litigants in the completion of forms and provide basic referral services
• Maintain records and reports
• Cook up and coordinate meetings and appointments
• Provide clerical support for the Family Law Facilitator

Requirements

• Bilingual skills are required for this position

Qualifications

• One year of experience performing the full range of duties of a classification equivalent to Judicial Assistant II with Court
• Successful completion of college level courses or equivalent specialized training in legal terminology, legal procedure, and court procedures
• Any combination of training, education, and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities

Skills

• Knowledge of office practices
• Basic mathematics
• Legal terminology
• Court rules and filing procedures
• Requirements of court documents
• Laws, policies, and procedures associated with all types of trials and court proceedings
• Preparing of case files, dockets and court calendars
• Computers, computer applications and automated databases

Benefits

• The Court pays 100% of employee health premium
• 100% of the medical premium for Employee + Dependent
• 100% of the medical premium for Employee + Family
• 100% of employee dental premium
• 100% of employee + dependent dental
• 100% of employee + family coverage dental
• Paid Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• 14 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
• Biweekly Court contribution of approximately 32.47% of gross wages towards employee's mandatory retirement account. SBCERS Plan 8

Pay

• Base wage listed

Schedule

• Not specified