Legal Support Assistant I/II Mid-County

The Riverside County District Attorney's Office is accepting applicants for Legal Support Assistant I/II to support the General Clerical Division for Mid-County (Banning) .

The incumbents will be responsible for providing clerical support to attorneys, management, and or County staff within the District Attorney Office.

The Legal Support Assistant I is the entry-level classification in the Legal Support Assistant series.

Incumbents are assigned to either perform a moderate range of specialized legal clerical work or in a training capacity, learn to perform a wide variety of specialized legal clerical work characteristic of the Legal Support Assistant II.

The Legal Support Assistant I is distinguished from the Legal Support Assistant II by the latter's ability to understand and apply a more extensive range of legal procedures related to the processing of legal documents.

Depending on assignment, incumbents may be expected to be promoted to the journey-level Legal Support Assistant II classification after acquiring the necessary experience and training and demonstrating satisfactory job performance.

Competitive candidates will have legal clerical experience in a legal environment or with a law enforcement agency.

Meet the Team! The District Attorney of Riverside County , as the public prosecutor acting on behalf of the People, vigorously enforces the law, pursues the truth, protects those victimized by crime, exonerates the innocent, and safeguards the rights of all to ensure that justice is done on behalf of our community.

The office's staff of over 700 is comprised of prosecuting attorneys, sworn investigators, victim-witness advocates, paralegals, investigative technicians, forensic analysts, and a wide range of information technology and supporting staff all committed to excellence and integrity in public service.

We are, and we seek to maintain, a diverse workforce to match a diverse county.
Who May Apply: This recruitment is open to all applicants and may be used to fill current and future vacancies countywide .

Current employees of the County of Riverside and/or the Riverside County District Attorney's Office may be considered before other applicants, depending on the volume of applications received.• Serve as clerical support to attorneys and other County staff; schedule appointments, screen callers, and initiate reply to routine correspondence.

• Maintain files of correspondence and legal documents including a cross-reference index file; file legal papers with the proper courts; enter record of hearings, record pleas, trials, convictions, acquittals, sentences, judgments, orders, and other dispositions of cases.

• Complete documents for case files by extracting complete and accurate information from a variety of sources, obtaining necessary signatures and attaching required addenda; review and verify file documents to ensure that receipt and filing with appropriate court or parties is done within statutory time limits.

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