Sheriff's Office Legal Processor II - Extra-Help

About the role

As a Legal Processor II in the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Civil Bureau, you will be responsible for:

• Answering phone and email inquiries from the public and assisting in-person clients
• Processing a variety of legal and court documents
• Communicating procedures and policies to attorneys, law enforcement, court personnel, and the general public
• Formatting complex forms and documents for court
• Distributing time-sensitive documents and forms to all parties involved in a case
• Importing documents and entering data into a central database
• Noting parties for hearings (including complicated adoption hearings)
• Answering questions regarding the work coming to/through the unit
• Adhering to strict deadlines

What You Bring

The ideal candidate for this position possesses:

• Basic accounting experience
• Prior experience working in a law firm or courthouse
• Strong customer service and conflict resolution skills
• The ability to interact with a diverse customer base and relay policies, laws, and procedures to the public
• Emotional intelligence and the ability to communicate effectively
• An attention to detail and a passion for research
• A flexibility to prioritize assignments based on the requirements of laws and civil codes
• Experience with civil process software

Additional Information

Being part of the Sheriff's Office and being expected to keep the public safe requires a thorough background investigation process. This process includes an assessment of prior work history, verifying educational experiences, court reports, public records searches, and understanding past patterns relating to drug usage, financial patterns, etc.