Recruitment #18-1242-01
Date Opened | 11/16/2018 5:00:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 12/10/2018 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $35.92 - $37.68/hour;month; $70,044.00 - $73,476.00/year |
HR Analyst | Debra Robinson |
Department | County Counsel |
THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended.
Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Postmarks are not accepted. Applications will only be accepted online.
Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: TYPING CERTIFICATE
If you have a typing certificate with a net typing speed of 50 words per minute from a temporary agency, employment agency, or community college, printed on letterhead with the address and phone number of the agency or college, please upload it to your online application (under the resume tab) by 5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing: December 17, 2018*. The typing certificate must be dated within six (6) months of the filing deadline.
To obtain a typing certificate, you may wish to contact East Bay Works - Career Centers. Click on the following link, and go to the "locations" tab to locate a center near you: www.eastbayworks.com/
If you are unable to obtain a typing certificate, please contact the Analyst to schedule a typing test. To schedule a typing test please call Debra Robinson-Harris at (510) 272-6437 .
THE AGENCY
The mission statement of the Office of the County Counsel is to provide competent, efficient and cost-effective legal representation and advice, thus advancing and protecting the programs and financial resources of the County, its officers, departments, boards, commissions, districts, and courts.
THE POSITION
Under general direction, to provide attorneys in the Office of the County Counsel the full range of civil law secretarial support services. Duties performed are of considerable variety and may be complex and require independent thought. They often involve preparing time sensitive civil legal documents to abstract information which may be confidential in nature; and performing other assigned duties as required.
Please click here for the full Civil Legal Secretary job specification/description.
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification.
Knowledge of:
• Legal terminology, general legal forms and documents.
• Business English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and punctuation.
• Filing, indexing, and cross-referencing methods.
• Proper telephone etiquette and procedures.
• Law office practice, work procedure and equipment practices.
• Word processing/computer applications and techniques.
• Applicable civil law practice terminology, statutes and court rules.
• Civil law court filing and calendar procedures.
• Law library arrangement.
Ability to:
• Prepare civil legal documents from general instructions.
• Apply specialized knowledge of complex civil legal procedures.
• Identify and correct basic English usage errors in documents.
• Organize and maintain legal files and records.
• Abstract pertinent information from files to prepare civil legal documents.
• Plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Make decisions and use good judgment.
• Analyze and problem solve.
• Work independently in the absence of specific instructions.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Deal tactfully with members of the public, co-workers and clients under stressful conditions.
Deadline for Filing: | Monday, December 10, 2018 |
Minimum Qualifications Review Complete By: | December 24,2018 |
Best Qualifications Review Complete By: | January 4, 2019 |
**Structured Panel Interview: | Week of 1/28/19 |
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
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Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer