Legal Administrative Assistant I
About the role
Legal Administrative Assistant I positions prepare and process a wide variety of legal documents which includes processing summons, complaints, answers to complaints, points and authorities, discovery requests and responses, briefs, writs, motions, orders, subpoenas, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, agreements, legal opinions, memoranda, and reports to Council, boards and committees; compose and type legal documents; prepare case settlements; schedule and arrange depositions; establish and maintain case files, records and indexes; document reference and background information; and perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following options:
- Successful completion of a legal administrative assistant and/or legal secretarial program from a recognized community or business college AND two years of full-time clerical support experience, which MUST include one year of experience performing legal clerical support in a private law firm, corporate legal office, or public entity legal office.
- Three years of full-time clerical support experience, which MUST include one year of experience performing legal clerical support in a private law firm, corporate legal office, or public entity legal office.
The ability to type at a corrected speed of 50 words per minute on a computer keyboard is required at the time of hire.
City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT and/or LEGAL SECRETARIAL 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.
Qualifications
- Professional experience in a corporate/legal office.
- Experience preparing discovery requests and responses, briefs, motions, orders, resolutions, contracts, agreements.
- Knowledge of civil discovery and civil procedure, legal terms, and rules and procedures of local, state, and federal courts.
- Above-average skill-experience working with programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, ProLaw, Outlook, and other Windows-based legal tools.
- Familiarity with the Bluebook and California Style Manual.
- Experience with criminal law-related databases.