JOB IMPORTANT: SR-18 (Appointment may be made at any rate within the salary range from $4,742, SR-18-C, to $4,933, SR-18-D, per month at which appropriate qualified applicants can be recruited).
Performs technical legal work in support of professional staff attorneys involving matters such as assisting in legal research, independently drafting and checking documents and forms, and assisting in various other areas as assigned; and performs other related duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Classes in this series are distinguished by the performance of a variety of technical legal activities in support of staff attorneys, requiring some substantive knowledge of the principles, methodology and techniques pertinent to the legal field and legal/court procedures.
Grade Level Standards:
Grade II: Positions allocated to this class perform difficult and complex technical legal work and supervise lower level Law Technicians and other lower level clerical staff. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position.
Reads records and transcripts of cases scheduled for hearing; assists in research and checks cited authority and specific laws and statutes; reviews case citations; retrieves cases from the law library; selects, assembles and compiles substantive information on statutes and specific legal subjects; independently prepares numerous basic and complex legal documents and correspondence in conformance with applicable statutes, rules, minute orders, and court directives, drafting and finalizing these documents in proper legal form and content for final review by attorneys; independently drafts extradition documents and detainers for attorneys review and signature and coordinates all travel of returning defendants with law enforcement agencies in other jurisdictions; prepares first drafts and/or outlines of briefs, legal opinions, contracts, conveyances, deeds, etc. for review by a deputy attorney; prepares cases and files for presentation in court by staff attorneys ensuring that required documents are included in files and by independently following up on requests for required information by contacting witnesses, law enforcement personnel, litigants, court staff, etc.; applies legal policies and procedures and reviews documents for compliance with applicable rules of court; indexes, groups and classifies legal opinions rendered by the office; may take and transcribe dictation.
