Legal Process Clerk I
Legal Process Clerk I
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Introduction
DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
The Alameda County Sheriffs Office is a fullservice law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for its law enforcement services its Regional Training Center and its Dispatch Unit; the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board for its Crime Lab; the Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board for its Explosive Ordinance Unit. Additionally the agencys health care provider Wellpath has experience working with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).
The Sheriffs Office has a current budget of approximately $600 million and has over 1700 authorized positions including in excess of 1000 sworn personnel. The agencys Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff / Coroner Yesenia L. Sanchez who is assisted in the operation of the agency by Undersheriff April LuckettFahimi Assistant Sheriffs Daniel McNaughton and Pace Stokes.
The Sheriff of Alameda County is responsible for a vast array of tasks and duties including the following:
- Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts
- Operating the Coroners Bureau
- Operating a fullservice criminalistics laboratory
- Performing Civil Process
- Operating the County Jail (Santa Rita)
- Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
- Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County
- Pursuant to contractual agreements providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin Oakland International Airport Highland County Hospital Social Services and to the AlamedaContra Costa Transit District
- Conducting a basic academy pursuant to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements. Sheriffs Academy website
- Providing Fish and Game enforcement
- Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force
- Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force
For more detailed information about the agency visit:Alameda Countys Sheriffs Office.
THE POSITION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- A thorough background investigation will be conducted on all prospective Legal Process Clerks.
- Ability to use a computer terminal and a keyboard.
- Positions assigned to the Consolidated Criminal Records Warrant Section are required to work shifts weekends holidays and overtime when necessary. The incumbent must successfully complete the N.C.I.C. Certification process as a Full Access Operator.
- Legal Process Clerks assigned to the Civil Section must successfully complete the N.C.I.C. Certification process as Less Than Full Access Operator.
- Legal Process Clerks assigned to the Civil Section are required to attend a 40hour Basic Civil School.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Modern office practices and procedures.
- Filing.
- Operation of standard office equipment
- Business correspondence.
- Legal terminology general legal forms and documents.
- Procedures involved with filing recording and processing legal documents.
- A variety of Criminal Justice manuals and automated records management and telecommunications systems subsystems and networks. Must also know how these systems interrelate.
- Various law codes such as the Penal Code Health and Safety Welfare and Institutions Municipals Codes and other statutory codes.
- Applicable codes ordinances and legal procedures governing the processing and dissemination of criminal history and incident report information.
- Criminal justice procedures functions and relationships of Criminal Justice Systems Courts and Law Enforcement Agencies.
- Basic legal process and policies.
- Civil and criminal procedures and evidence.
- Functions of the Sheriffs Office.
- Independently perform clerical assignments that require research of pertinent legal codes.
- Interpretations and applications of various legal codes and procedures.
- Identification and correction of errors in legal documents with accuracy and speed (legal Compliance).
- Language usage and mathematical computations.
- Organize and prioritize the completion of a constant inflow of legal documents.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Communicate and orient relevant parties (peace officers legal professionals public and private institutions and the general public) on legal procedures and requirements.
- Establish cooperative and effective working relationships with coworkers and the public.
- Independently resolve problems for which theres no immediate clear policy.
- Work independently with only general supervision and/or no ongoing onsite clerical supervision.
- Analyze and problemsolve.
- Work under pressure.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
Deadline for Filing
Monday June 9 2025 at 5:00 PM
Review for Minimum Qualifications
Monday June 16 2025
Written Examination
Wednesday July 2 2025
Oral Interviews
Week of July 21 2025
Veterans Preference
Each applicant entitled to veterans preference as provided in the Alameda County Civil Service Rules who has served in the armed forces of the United States during a war or campaign as defined by Section 1897 of the Government Code of the State of California and who has been discharged or released under honorable conditions and wishes to claim such preference shall do so by presenting proof of his/her honorable discharge (DD214) from the armed forces of the United States showing the dates of his/her military service. Each applicant entitled to Disabled Veterans points as provided in the Alameda County Civil Service Rules who wishes to claim such preference shall additionally present proof of militaryconnected disability from the United States Veterans Administration.
U.S. military veterans (including applicants already employed by the County of Alameda) intending to claim preferential consideration pursuant to Alameda County Civil Service Rules must present proof of honorable discharge or release (DD Form 214) concurrent with this application but in no event later than the final step in the recruitment process (usually the oral interview.)
To claim veterans preference proof must be presented during check in on the date of the applicants scheduled oral interview. Failure to submit proof by this date will forfeit the applicants claim to veterans preference in such examination.
Candidates will be required to presenta valid photoI.D. for admittance to each phase of the examination i.e. drivers license military I.D. Passport or California Department of Motor Vehicles I.D. card.
*WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN*
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda Countys Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcementbefore the last date of filing.Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wideranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & WellBeing
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- ShortTerm Disability Insurance
- LongTerm Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits Accident Insurance Critical Illness LongTerm Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1stUnited Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @ @ andas accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page and clicking on the link last notice sent for the respective recruitment.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure 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 boxare 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 You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Elaine Lemi Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services County of Alameda
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DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other nonmerit factors protected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.
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