Description:
Examples of Duties:This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to 25 hours a week.
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Interviews and advises victims and witnesses regarding prospective criminal or civil actions.
- Studies, interprets, and applies laws, court decisions and legal authorities for use in prosecuting, defending, or litigating cases.
- Prepares legal pleadings such as complaints, answers, demurrers, discovery and judgments.
- Assists with a variety of cases;which may include misdemeanor cases, and presentation of preliminary hearings.
- Performs related work such as preparing complaints, legal briefs, reports and correspondence.
- Actively seeks continuing legal education and training, which may include reading, performing research, observing and seeking counsel from senior department attorneys, and attending trainings.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Current enrollment in law school, or a recent law school graduate who is eligible for the California State Bar Exam or has taken the California State Bar Exam and is awaiting Bar results.
- Upon appointment, candidates must have completed the California State Bar Exam.
Essential Functions:
- Accurately interpret and apply criminal, constitutional and administrative law.
- Present statements of fact, law and argument clearly and logically.
- Communicate effectively with others in person, in the court, and over the telephone.
- Maintain legal case files.
- Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
- Accurately prepare opinions, pleadings, briefs, responses, etc.
- Respond appropriately to situations.
- Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations and meet deadlines under stressful conditions.
- Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
- Frequently use of hand-eye coordination; use of data entry device; repetitive hand and arm motion; normal dexterity, frequently holding and grasping.
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
- Regular attendance is an essential function.
Knowledge of:
- Principles of criminal, constitutional and administrative law.
- Judicial procedures and the rules of evidence.
- Penal Code of the State of California and other penal code sections of other codes.
- Legal procedures and documents.
- Trial procedures and rules of evidence.
- Principles, practices, methods and materials of legal research.
- Rules of evidence.
- Research methods.
Ability to:
- Interpret and apply laws and legal authorities.
- Present statements of law, facts, and arguments clearly, logically, and forcefully, both in written and oral form.
- Interview witnesses and clients, including inmates of penal institutions, and reports on findings of facts.
- Accurately perform research.
- Work effectively with others.
