City of Stockton, CA
PART TIME LEGAL SECRETARY
City of Stockton, CA, Stockton, California, United States, 95202
PART TIME LEGAL SECRETARY
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PART TIME LEGAL SECRETARY
Salary
$27.50 Hourly
Location
City of Stockton, CA
Job Type
At-Will
Job Number
1024-PTLegalSecretary
Department
City Attorney's Office
Opening Date
10/29/2024
Description
Benefits
Questions
DEFINITION
PART-TIME OPPORTUNITY
HOURLY SALARY RANGE:
$27.50
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
TENTATIVE INTERVIEW DATE: TBD
TYPING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED On-line Typing Certificate Acceptable
Typing Certificate Deadline Submission due upon submittal of application. Attach to online application or email to andrelyn.petate@stocktonca.gov (kim.johnson@stocktonca.gov) Failure to submit a valid certificate will result in rejection of application.
Suggested online testing agencies: Typing.com or Official-Typing-Test.com
The City Attorney's Office is seeking a well-qualified individual to fill a part-time Program Specialist - Legal Secretary position to provide support to the Office of the City Attorney. The Office of the City Attorney provides legal services and advice to the City Council, officials, boards, commissions, and departments regarding legal and regulatory matters of concern to the City and its operations.
The incumbents in this position may work up to 20 hours a week, but no more than 960 hours per fiscal year. Once the incumbents have reached the total amount of allotted hours, their assignment will end. Incumbents will work assigned hours during the City of Stockton's 9/80 schedule. Hours will vary between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday with alternating Fridays off.
This is an At-Will (Unclassified) part-time position and is not represented by a bargaining unit. Only those candidates deemed best qualified will be interviewed. (Applicants who fail to submit a typing certificate and fully complete the on-line application/supplemental questionnaire will be subject to rejection.)
Prior to appointment, eligible candidates may be required to submit to and successfully pass a background investigation, which will include fingerprinting.
Under general supervision, performs a variety of confidential, complex, and specialized clerical, secretarial, and paraprofessional duties in the City Attorney's Office; relieves administrators of routine legal clerical duties; and performs related work as assigned.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
Legal Secretary - This class performs a full range of legal secretarial work and office administrative services for professional legal staff. Incumbents apply technical legal secretarial skills with only occasional instruction or assistance while exercising judgment and discretion in the performance of duties. Work is typically reviewed only on completion. The Legal Secretary is distinguished from the Paralegal in that it is responsible for the legal secretarial and office administration assistance to the City Attorney and associated legal staff.
Click here to review the class specification. (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stockton/classspecs?keywords=legal%20secretary)
PRINCIPAL DUTIES (Illustrative Only)
Click here to review the class specification. (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stockton/classspecs?keywords=legal%20secretary)
QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Experience:
Possession of a high school diploma or GED and three (3) years of secretarial experience in a law office within the last five (5) years performing increasingly responsible and complex clerical work, including: preparations of various pleadings, motions, discoveries, and calendaring. College or business school course work in law office administration is desirable.
Other Requirements:
Typing accurately at a rate of 60 net words per minute from printed copy.
The Process:
Only those applicants who best fit the needs of the City will be considered for this career opportunity. Applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed and only the most qualified applicants will be referred to the City Attorney's Office.
ALL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED FULLY AND SUBMITTED ON AN OFFICIAL CITY OF STOCKTON APPLICATION FORM. (DO NOT STATE "REFER TO RESUME" ON YOUR APPLICATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE.) INCOMPLETE AND/OR FALSIFIED APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTALS WILL BE REJECTED AND CANNOT BE REVISED AFTER SUBMITTAL ON OR BEFORE THE FINAL FILING DATE. POSTMARKS, FACSIMILES, AND PHOTOCOPIES OF THE CITY'S EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. RESUMES ARE WELCOMED BUT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ONLY.
The information in this announcement concerning the terms and conditions of employment does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract, and these provisions are subject to change.
NOTES:
After on-line submittal, immediate notification will appear on your screen indicating your application has been received. Please print this notice as proof of filing.
Notification and correspondence will be sent via email only. No paper notices will be mailed to applicants. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure a correct email address is provided and that correspondence is being received.
NeoGov.com: You will receive correspondence via the e-mail address you placed on your application. Some e-mail accounts have been known to place these e-mails in the spam/junk file. Please check your e-mail folders or accept e-mails ending with neogov.com.
In accordance with California Government Code section 3100, et., seq., all City of Stockton employees are considered disaster service workers who may be required to report for duty, or remain on duty to address disaster service activities in the event of an emergency or disaster and are required to undertake an applicable loyalty oath.
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PART TIME LEGAL SECRETARY
Salary
$27.50 Hourly
Location
City of Stockton, CA
Job Type
At-Will
Job Number
1024-PTLegalSecretary
Department
City Attorney's Office
Opening Date
10/29/2024
Description
Benefits
Questions
DEFINITION
PART-TIME OPPORTUNITY
HOURLY SALARY RANGE:
$27.50
FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt
TENTATIVE INTERVIEW DATE: TBD
TYPING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED On-line Typing Certificate Acceptable
Typing Certificate Deadline Submission due upon submittal of application. Attach to online application or email to andrelyn.petate@stocktonca.gov (kim.johnson@stocktonca.gov) Failure to submit a valid certificate will result in rejection of application.
Suggested online testing agencies: Typing.com or Official-Typing-Test.com
The City Attorney's Office is seeking a well-qualified individual to fill a part-time Program Specialist - Legal Secretary position to provide support to the Office of the City Attorney. The Office of the City Attorney provides legal services and advice to the City Council, officials, boards, commissions, and departments regarding legal and regulatory matters of concern to the City and its operations.
The incumbents in this position may work up to 20 hours a week, but no more than 960 hours per fiscal year. Once the incumbents have reached the total amount of allotted hours, their assignment will end. Incumbents will work assigned hours during the City of Stockton's 9/80 schedule. Hours will vary between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday with alternating Fridays off.
This is an At-Will (Unclassified) part-time position and is not represented by a bargaining unit. Only those candidates deemed best qualified will be interviewed. (Applicants who fail to submit a typing certificate and fully complete the on-line application/supplemental questionnaire will be subject to rejection.)
Prior to appointment, eligible candidates may be required to submit to and successfully pass a background investigation, which will include fingerprinting.
Under general supervision, performs a variety of confidential, complex, and specialized clerical, secretarial, and paraprofessional duties in the City Attorney's Office; relieves administrators of routine legal clerical duties; and performs related work as assigned.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
Legal Secretary - This class performs a full range of legal secretarial work and office administrative services for professional legal staff. Incumbents apply technical legal secretarial skills with only occasional instruction or assistance while exercising judgment and discretion in the performance of duties. Work is typically reviewed only on completion. The Legal Secretary is distinguished from the Paralegal in that it is responsible for the legal secretarial and office administration assistance to the City Attorney and associated legal staff.
Click here to review the class specification. (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stockton/classspecs?keywords=legal%20secretary)
PRINCIPAL DUTIES (Illustrative Only)
Click here to review the class specification. (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/stockton/classspecs?keywords=legal%20secretary)
QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Experience:
Possession of a high school diploma or GED and three (3) years of secretarial experience in a law office within the last five (5) years performing increasingly responsible and complex clerical work, including: preparations of various pleadings, motions, discoveries, and calendaring. College or business school course work in law office administration is desirable.
Other Requirements:
Typing accurately at a rate of 60 net words per minute from printed copy.
The Process:
Only those applicants who best fit the needs of the City will be considered for this career opportunity. Applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed and only the most qualified applicants will be referred to the City Attorney's Office.
ALL APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED FULLY AND SUBMITTED ON AN OFFICIAL CITY OF STOCKTON APPLICATION FORM. (DO NOT STATE "REFER TO RESUME" ON YOUR APPLICATION OR SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE.) INCOMPLETE AND/OR FALSIFIED APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTALS WILL BE REJECTED AND CANNOT BE REVISED AFTER SUBMITTAL ON OR BEFORE THE FINAL FILING DATE. POSTMARKS, FACSIMILES, AND PHOTOCOPIES OF THE CITY'S EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. RESUMES ARE WELCOMED BUT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ONLY.
The information in this announcement concerning the terms and conditions of employment does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract, and these provisions are subject to change.
NOTES:
After on-line submittal, immediate notification will appear on your screen indicating your application has been received. Please print this notice as proof of filing.
Notification and correspondence will be sent via email only. No paper notices will be mailed to applicants. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure a correct email address is provided and that correspondence is being received.
NeoGov.com: You will receive correspondence via the e-mail address you placed on your application. Some e-mail accounts have been known to place these e-mails in the spam/junk file. Please check your e-mail folders or accept e-mails ending with neogov.com.
In accordance with California Government Code section 3100, et., seq., all City of Stockton employees are considered disaster service workers who may be required to report for duty, or remain on duty to address disaster service activities in the event of an emergency or disaster and are required to undertake an applicable loyalty oath.