General Laborer II Streets- Part

Description

The City Attorney’s Office is dedicated to service excellence. The position of Legal Secretary plays a critical organizational role by performing a variety of responsible legal secretarial and confidential administrative professional duties in support of the City Attorney’s Office; and under general direction performs a variety of administrative support functions to the offices of the City Council and City Manager.

• Type from draft, dictation tapes or oral dictation, a variety of correspondence and legal documents, including resolutions, ordinances, legal opinions, contracts, briefs, leases and agreements.
• Provide litigation support; prepare complaints, cross-claims, answers, discovery requests and responses, motions, and declarations in appropriate formats.
• Prepare and process correspondence, legal papers and documents requiring knowledge of legal format, terminology and procedures.
• Gather information and evidence from other departments to assist attorneys in determining appropriate legal action.
• Maintain litigation calendars, record follow-up trial dates, action dates, and disposition of cases.
• Intake of new lawsuits; index and court filing of civil and criminal legal documents.
• Provide general administrative support to the offices of the City Council and City Manager.
• Coordinate responsive documents to subpoenas and requests for public records.
• Create and maintain a variety of complex and confidential filing systems, including legal and central office files.
• Provide information and assistance to the public; screen telephone calls, requests for information and route calls as necessary to appropriate staff members, department or agency. Coordinate and schedule meetings as necessary.

• High school graduate or equivalent supplemented by specialized legal secretarial training.

• Four years of increasingly responsible administrative support experience in a legal office.
• Experience as a legal secretary with emphasis in litigation highly desirable.
• Experience in a municipal setting desirable.

• Possession of an appropriate, valid driver’s license.

• Ability to work in a public, municipal government office environment.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to work under varying circumstances.
• Ability to input data at a speed of 50 net words per minute. (A Certified typing certificate that is less than one year old must be included with the application. You may fax or mail in a copy of the typing certificate or attach a scanned copy to this application. Internet certificates are not acceptable. ) Applicants are welcome to use any agency of their choice;
  
  however, the City of Redlands has a contract with Arrow Staffing. For a fee of $8.00, they will test at their office at 499 W. State St., Redlands, , and provide a typing certificate.)

Benefits Associated With This Position Include

• Medical Insurance – City pays up to $600 p/mo for employees and eligible dependents; 4 plans
• Dental Insurance – City pays monthly premium for employees and eligible dependents; 2 plans
• Vision Reimbursement – up to $225 per year
• State Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance - $25,000
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment - $25,000
• Uniform reimbursement - Amount Depends on position
• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) – 2% @ 55; 2% City paid employee contribution, employee contributes 5%
• The City participates in Social Security
• Vacation Leave – 80 hours accrued in first year
• Sick Leave – 96 hours annually
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Credit Union
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program - $2000 per fiscal year