Senior Legal Office Assistant Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mynevadacounty/jobs/newprint/4727726) Apply  Senior Legal Office Assistant Salary $49,932.36 - $60,957.24 Annually Location Nevada City, CA Job Type Full Time Job Number 202400531 Department Sheriff-Administration Opening Date 11/13/2024 Closing Date 12/1/2024 11:59 PM Pacific + Description + Benefits + Questions Definition and Class Characteristics INTERVIEWS FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024. The Nevada County Sheriff's Office is a dynamic agency committed to ensuring public safety and supporting the community. We are seeking aSenior Legal Office Assistant (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mynevadacounty/classspecs/1294686?keywords=Senior%20Legal%20Office&pagetype=classSpecifications) to join our team and help support the legal operations critical to our law enforcement efforts. This lead role will provide mentorship, training, and oversight to a team of Legal Office Assistants while ensuring the efficient processing and management of legal documents and administrative tasks within the department. If you're highly organized, diligent, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply! Examples of Duties: + Acts as a resource for support staff, and the general public regarding a variety of legal and/or law enforcement forms, procedures and requirements + Types correspondence, reports, legal forms and specialized legal documents from drafts, notes, dictated tapes, or brief instructions. + Proofreads and checks typed and other materials for accuracy, completeness, compliance with departmental policies and established procedures, and accurate English usage including grammar, punctuation, and spelling. + Collects information from people or sources to complete legal forms, records, and applications. Communicates with individuals for more information or to address issues. + Posts and transcribes data, prepares and updates a broad range of reports, and audits records, which may require the use of routine arithmetic calculations. + Maintains office files, investigative files, databases, and confidential intelligence files and researches and compiles information from such files + Conducts follow-up investigation, including researching legal/law enforcement databases and files, making telephone inquiries; and maintains files on specified registrants. + Serves as liaison to outside local, state, federal law enforcement/legal agencies in giving and receiving relevant information. Qualified applicants will be subject to a background investigation before a conditional offer of employment. Health & Wellness Benefits: (https://mynevadacounty.attract.neogov.com/p/employeebenefits) This full-time position comes with an extensive benefits package including, but not limited to, CalPERS retirement, Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance. We also offer optional flexible spending accounts (FSA and Dependent Care), 457 Deferred Compensation Accounts, and a variety of other benefits. Nevada County is a qualifying employer for thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) (https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service) program through the Department of Education. Why Join Our Team? (https://mynevadacounty.attract.neogov.com/p/why-us) When you join the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, you are joining a dedicated team that values creativity, efficiency, and growth. We provide personal and professional growth opportunities to all our employees, ensuring that you can build your career with us. Our encouraging supervisors lead by example, sharing their ethics, values, and extensive knowledge to help you succeed. We are committed to building leaders at all levels and providing the technical skills and education necessary for your success. You can learn more about the Nevada County Sheriff's Office and our mission by visiting our website.https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3451/Sheriff We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Please review the full job descriptionhere (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mynevadacounty/classspecs/1294686?keywords=Senior%20Legal%20Office&pagetype=classSpecifications) . Education and Experience Required Graduation from high school or possession of a GED certificate and two years of legal clerical or office assistant experience at a level comparable to Nevada County's classification of Legal Office Assistant II. Senior LOAs assigned to some offices must have completed POST law enforcement clerk course and/or CLETS training at time of application. Licenses and Certificates Possession of a valid driver's license within 30 days of hire. Typing at a net rate of 40 wpm. Completion of POST law enforcement clerk course and/or CLETS training required for certain positions, as noted on the job announcement. Benefits Guide The Benefits Guide (https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/50968/Nevada-County-2024-Open-Enrollment-Benefits-Guide) is a comprehensive document for employees of the County of Nevada. Information contained in this summary of benefits is not a binding document. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) (https://nevadacountyca.gov/475/Memoranda-of-Understanding-MOUs) for additional benefit information for each employee group. Health Insurance The County sponsored plan for 2024 is the PERS Gold PPO, but you can also choose plans from providers such as Anthem, Blue Shield, and PORAC (if you are a member) to suit your needs. 2024 Health Insurance Plans + Anthem Select HMO + Anthem Traditional HMO + Blue Shield CalPERS Access+ HMO + Blue Shield Trio HMO + Kaiser HMO + PERS Gold PPO (County sponsored plan) + PERS Platinum PPO + PORAC (Available to PORAC members only) Flexible Spending Accounts The County offers employees the option to contribute to a pre-tax medical FSA and dependent Care FSA. Life Insurance Voya is the County's life insurance provider. We offer the following products through Voya: + Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment + Basic Term Life + Optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment plans + Optional Dependent Term Life + Optional Term Life Dental & Vision Insurance Nevada County employees can opt to receive dental and vision insurance without opting for health insurance coverage as well. This will give employees more flexibility to match their choice of insurance plans to their specific needs. Delta Dental is the dental provider offered through Nevada County and VSP Vision Care is our vision care provider. Retirement The County is a member of the CalPERS retirement system and provides the opportunity for voluntary contributions to a 457 deferred compensation account through Nationwide by way of pre-tax and Roth payroll deductions. CalPERS Miscellaneous Tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employee originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 2.7% @ 55 Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 12/14/12-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6 months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 2%@60 Tier 3 (Hired by first CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13 or having a break in service of more than six months between another CalPERS employer and Nevada County) 2%@62 CalPERS Safety tiers: Tier 1 (Classic-former employees originally hired on or before 12/13/12 and are returning to Nevada County) 3% @ 50. Tier 2 (Hired by a CalPERS employer between 7/2411-12/31/12 and coming to Nevada County with less than 6-months between separation from former CalPERS employer and hire date with Nevada County) 3% @ 55. Tier 3 (Hired by any CalPERS employer on or after 1/1/13) 2.7% @ 57. We encourage you to visit the CalPERS home page,www.calpers.ca.gov, to search related information about the retirement plans noted here so that you fully understand what your retirement formula means to you. NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Any information on this page or documents and links are subject to change without notice. Nevada County Human Resources Department 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010 option 2 Human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov www.nevadacountyca.gov 01 Which of the following choices best describes your level of education? + Did not graduate High School or GED + High School or GED + Some college: 0-59 units + Some college: 60-89 units + Some college: 90-119 units + Associates Degree + Bachelor's Degree + Master's Degree 02 Which of the following best describes your years of experience performing legal support assignments equivalent to the County's Legal Office Assistant II? + No experience + Less than one year + 1 year to less than 2 years + 2 years to less than 3 years + 3 years to less than 4 years + 4 years to less than 5 years + 5 or more years 03 The Senior Legal Office Assistant will work extensively with media evidence files. Please describe your experience with working with media file types (jpg, wav, mp4, mp3, pdf, proprietary video), including viewing, uploading, downloading, or redaction. 04 The Senior Legal Office Assistant must make timely decisions based on a factual analysis of the issues. Tell us about a time where you prioritized tasks and decisions that had interdependencies that impacted the end result. 05 Please describe how you would keep a team motivated during high-pressure periods and deadlines? 06 The Senior Legal Office Assistant provides direction, training and work review to a group of Legal Office Assistants. Please describe your experience in supervising and training others. 07 Do you have the ability to type at least 40 words per minute? Please upload a copy of your typing/keyboarding certificate showing your net WPM rate. + Yes, I can type at a rate of at least 40 wpm + No, I do not type at a rate of at least 40 wpm 08 Do you have a current CLETS training certificate? + Yes + No Required Question Agency County of Nevada Address 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, California, 95959 Phone 530 265 7010 Website https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/ Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email