Sheriff's Legal Specialist

The list developed from this recruitment will be used for a limited period to fill open and promotional, regular full-time, and part-time positions in the Sheriff's Office, should they occur.

Under general direction, performs a variety of highly responsible clerical and paraprofessional work of a specialized, complex, and technical nature in support of the Sheriff-Coroner's Office Civil Division.

Bilingual English/Spanish encouraged to apply. Se buscan personas bilingües en inglés y español. Para recibir una solicitud en español, llame al Recursos Humanos al 234-6600.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Prepares, confirms, distributes, and files a variety of legal documents, including or related to restraining orders, levies, evictions, warrants, summonses, subpoenas, writs, and others in accordance with applicable laws, codes, rules, and office procedures.
• Reviews and resolves complex technical or procedural matters related to Civil Division operations; applies technical resources in the administration and interpretation of relevant laws, regulations, and procedures pertaining to Civil Division operations.
• Examines legal documents for form, sufficiency of information, and conformance with legal requirements.
• Coordinates with law enforcement in the execution or delivery of legal documents.
• Initiates, updates, and maintains physical and computerized files; receives, assembles, sorts, categorizes, and stores related materials, either physically in a file or on a computer database, to ensure that information is current and accessible.
• Enters, codes, and retrieves a variety of information from various computer systems according to appropriate procedures; searches and retrieves information from files, microfiche, computer records, and other documents.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with Sheriff-Coroner's Office members, outside agencies, and the public, and promotes the functions and operations of the Civil Division; responds to inquiries from the Courts, attorneys, representatives and employees of the Criminal Justice System, and the general public regarding Civil Division processes, procedural and supplemental requirements, disposition of cases, hearing dates, and related matters.
• Assists the public, law enforcement officers, and others in person, or by phone, providing procedural information; answers inquiries; explains legal filing processes, office operations and procedures; explains basic procedures relating to the rules of court and assigned department.
• Assists in the analysis of legislation, its impact on the operations of the Civil Division, and coordinates changes to internal policies and procedures; assists management with special administrative projects; recommends and implements solutions to ensure operational efficiency which may require analyses, statistical research, program evaluation, etc.
• Assists in the general administration of the Civil Division, including overseeing Civil Division accounting functions, purchasing equipment and supplies, creating and maintaining databases, recommending and writing procedures, compiling data and/or preparing reports, etc.
• Prepares wage and bank garnishments, deferred billings, check disbursements, refunds, and other fiscal items related to the Civil Division.
• Reviews, posts, adjusts, and balances associated fees and payments; maintains accurate and complete record of moneys and funds processed.
• Researches, compiles, and organizes information and data from various sources on a variety of specialized topics related to assigned area; assists in a variety of office operations; performs special projects and assignments as requested.
• Coordinates with specialized personnel or units such as COMMET or SWAT…