Legal Assistant Health & Human Services Team City Attorney's Office (8173)

Legal Assistant Position and Responsibilities
Legal Assistants work under the direction of attorneys and paralegals and provide a variety of paraprofessional legal duties in a fast-paced high-volume civil litigation and advice practice. The responsibilities listed below represent the range of duties that may be assigned and are not intended as an exhaustive list.

• Review and proofread contracts legislation responsive pleadings various discovery documents subpoenas legal memoranda and correspondence for accuracy
• Assist with review and disclosure of documents responsive to public records requests and third-party subpoenas
• Assist with implementing document litigation holds across various City departments
• Draft and issue subpoenas
• Assist with discovery particularly electronic discovery including the review and production of documents obtained from litigants and City departments maintained in IPRO Eclipse; prepare privilege logs
• Conduct searches and manage documents in document databases such as IPRO Eclipse Concordance CaseMap and Text Map and review documents within these programs for relevance responsiveness and privilege
• Assist in preparing various motions and ensuring that filings are accurate properly formatted and filed in a timely manner including filing electronically
• Organize and prepare documents exhibits and other materials for discovery hearings and trials assist in maintaining team files including an electronic database of key written advice
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work assignments from multiple attorneys
• Maintain calendars for multiple attorneys
• Assist with other projects and duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications

• Compliance with California Business & Professions Code Section 6450 by possessing at least one of the following:
  • A certificate of completion of a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association
  • A certificate of completion of a paralegal program at or a degree from a postsecondary institution that requires the successful completion of a minimum of 24 semester or equivalent units in law-related courses and that has been accredited by a national or regional accrediting organization or approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
  • A baccalaureate degree or an advanced degree in any subject a minimum of one year of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney who has been an active member of the State Bar of California for at least the preceding three years or who has practiced in the federal courts of this state for at least the preceding three years and a written declaration from this attorney stating that the person is qualified to perform paralegal tasks
  • A high school diploma or general equivalency diploma a minimum of three years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney who has been an active member of the State Bar of California for at least the preceding three years or who has practiced in the federal courts of this state for at least the preceding three years and a written declaration from this attorney stating that the person is qualified to perform paralegal tasks. This experience and training shall be completed no later than December 31 2003

Desired Qualifications

• One year of litigation experience as a legal assistant or paralegal or five or more years as a legal secretary providing proof of performing high-level duties as described under Responsibilities section above
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Able to communicate effectively and tactfully with attorneys office personnel court personnel vendors and representatives of other governmental departments/entities and the general public; and to accept and implement written and oral instructions
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with attorneys other paralegals secretaries and others
• Ability to analyze legal problems and perform detailed analytical work with accuracy and initiative
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines and prioritize and complete multiple assignments
• Working knowledge of civil legal procedures legal terminology and court rules
• Adept in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with Adobe Professional Cisco WebEx Microsoft Teams TextMap IPRO Eclipse CaseMap Trial Director or other similar software. Experience with Relativity a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude
• Commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
• Desire and ability to work successfully as part of a team
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university

Verification
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Note: Falsifying ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience education training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures
The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance interview.

Additional Information :

Salary and Benefits
The position has a five-step salary scale ranging from $99840 - $121316.  The successful candidate will be placed at a salary step based on years of experience and additional relevant degrees certifications credentials or skills. The City offers robust health retirement and other benefits. For more information please visit: Legal Assistants are represented by the International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers Local 21 which has a Memorandum of Understanding with the City that can be found at MOU.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit  begin the application process.

• Select the Apply Now button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and therefore it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and @).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Human Resources Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please send your inquires to Asa Nojd HR Analyst at

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time