Legal Secretary

WHY JOIN US AT SOLANO COUNTY?

COMMITMENT TO SERVICE: Our mission is to serve the people and to provide a safe and healthy place to live, learn, work and play.

We serve the public in many different ways, including:

• Providing primary medical, dental, substance abuse, mental health and social services to residents, including the uninsured, low‑income, and medically underserved, and administering federal, state, and local public assistance programs
• Providing law enforcement services in the unincorporated area of the county
• Protecting the community from public health threats such as communicable diseases
• Coordinating countywide responses to domestic violence and terrorism or other emergencies
• Managing the criminal justice process after arrest (jail, prosecution, defense, probation)
• Supporting other local governments through efficient property tax collection as mandated by the State, County and local jurisdictions; and,
• Administration and enforcement of Federal, State, and Local laws and policies pertaining to environmental health, building construction, and land use planning

Our diverse workforce is committed to fulfilling this mission and does so by exemplifying our IDEAL Core Values, engaging in our day‑to‑day work of serving the public with Integrity, Dignity, Excellence, Accountability, and Leadership.

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Under direction, performs a variety of difficult and complex clerical and administrative support work in connection with the preparation, processing, coordinating and/or filing of criminal and/or civil cases; performs related duties as required.

This class is the journey level in the Legal Secretary series and is characterized by the responsibility to provide advanced clerical and administrative support in the preparation, processing, coordination, tracking and filing of cases. This class is distinguished from the Legal Secretary, Senior position in that the latter has responsibility for a technical segment of clerical operations that may include providing lead worker guidance to incumbents of this class.

The eligible list created as a result of this recruitment will be used to fill full‑time and part‑time regular, limited‑term or extra‑help positions as vacancies occur throughout the County. The current vacancy is the District Attorney’s office.

High school diploma or GED; supplemented by one (1) year of full‑time work experience in preparing and processing legal documents, preferably for a governmental agency, including six (6) months experience in a legal secretary capacity that demonstrates possession of and competency in the requisite knowledge and abilities.

Applicants are required to demonstrate a net typing speed of fifty (50) words per minute. Demonstration of these skills will be done during the online typing examination.

To be eligible, applicant must have served at least 181 consecutive days of active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and have received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. A COPY OF THE DD 214, SHOWING DISCHARGE TYPE (GENERALLY COPY
4), MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BY THE FINAL FILING DATE (or APPLICATION REVIEW DEADLINE). Applicants who have a service‑connected disability must also submit a recent award letter from the VA stating they are receiving disability benefits for service‑connected reasons.

Veteran applicants for initial County employment with an honorable or general under conditions discharge shall receive five (5) points added to their combined score. Disabled veterans rated at not less than 30% disability shall have ten (10) points added to their combined score. Veteran’s preference points will only be added to passing scores in competitive open examinations.

We offer a benefits package to employees which includes health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

To learn more, view our benefits summary.

EOE/AA