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$32.81-$41.51 hourly / $5,687.00-$7,195.00 monthly / $68,244.80-$86,340.80 yearlyUnder general supervision, provide paralegal services; assist attorneys preparing civil or criminal cases; perform legal research; and perform other duties as required.
This class is responsible for performing legal research and assignments requiring a professional understanding of law and legal procedure. This class is distinguished from the Law Clerk class in that incumbents in the later class are law school students or Bar applicants and work on a nonpermanent, part-time basis.
Knowledge of:
Working knowledge of:
Ability to:
Education and Experience:
Any combination of education and experience, which would provide the required knowledge and abilities, is qualifying, unless otherwise specified.
A paralegal shall possess at least one of the following.
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Business and Professions code section 6450, subdivision (d):
Every two years commencing in January 1, 2007, any person that is working as a paralegal shall be required to certify completion of four hours of mandatory continuing legal education in legal ethics and four hours of mandatory continuing legal education in either general law or in an area of specialized law. All continuing legal education courses shall meet the requirements of Section 6070. Certification of these continuing education requirements shall be made with the paralegal’s supervising attorney. The paralegal shall be responsible for keeping a record of the paralegal’s certifications.
Background Investigation: Positions in the District Attorney's Office and Public Defender’s Office must have the ability to pass a full background investigation, including a fingerprint check.
Other Special Conditions: Sworn attorneys may not act in this capacity and must be in an attorney class to act in court.
PREVIOUS CLASS TITLES: None
Bargaining Unit: 41
EEOC Job Category: 05
Occupational Grouping: 06
Workers' Comp Code: 0053