Litigation Team - 1458-Legal Secretary I - CAT21-1458-LIT01
Job Description
ABOUT THE LITIGATION TEAM The Litigation Team is a collaborative and dynamic group of 20 attorneys, six paralegals and legal assistants, and six legal secretaries. The Team defends litigation filed against the City and County of San Francisco in State and Federal court, and handles cases such as personal injury, civil rights and property damage. This position will add a Legal Secretary I position to the Team.
LEGAL SECRETARY I POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES Legal Secretaries work under the direction of attorneys and provide a variety of secretarial and clerical duties in a fast-paced, high-volume civil litigation practice. The responsibilities listed below are representative of the range of duties assigned and are not intended as an exhaustive list.
Qualifications
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
VERIFICATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements
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Additional Information
APPOINTMENT TYPE: Provisional - This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The position has a five-step salary scale ranging from $80,990 - $98,436. The successful applicant is appointed to 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: https://sfdhr.org/benefits-overview. Legal Secretaries are represented by the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, 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:
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
FILING DEADLINE: Interested Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after December 3, 2021.
QUESTION: If you have any questions regarding this job, please contact Marylou.Remo@sfcityatty.org or Lillian Chow at Lillian.H.Chow@sfcityatty.org.
APPLICATION OPENING: 11/12/21
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 12/03/21
ANALYST NAME: Marylou Remo
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. For details on how it is applicable to your employment, please click here.
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.