What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Assistant position at City of Tacoma?
The City of Tacoma is currently accepting applications for the position of legal assistant. Working in a fast paced environment, a person in this position will perform a variety of legal support services including client contact; document preparation, organization, and processing; research; and related clerical activities. As part of the City Attorney's Office, assignments may include litigation/labor employment law, criminal and municipal law.
Tacoma, the City of Destiny, has a workforce of dedicated and talented employees with unique skills and perspectives. We embrace innovation and strive for excellence and community engagement. Those who call Tacoma home have access to a diverse population, affordable housing, and a gateway to Puget Sound, Mount Rainier National Park, and the Olympic Peninsula.
The City of Tacoma offers a generous program of employee benefits:
- Outstanding working conditions and an exceptional quality-of-life environment
- Medical coverage for eligible employees, spouses/domestic partners and dependents, including children up to age 26
- Vision care with VSP for employees and eligible dependents enrolled in the Regence PPO medical plan with vision benefits
- Dental coverage for eligible employees and their elected dependents, including dependent children up to the age of 26
- Deferred compensation allowing tax-deferred savings as authorized under Section 457 of the IRS Code
- Personal time off
- Paid holidays
- A great pension plan
City of Tacoma Recruitment:
One of the primary goals of the Equity and Empowerment Initiative is for the City of Tacoma workforce to reflect the community it serves. We actively work to eliminate racial and other disparities and welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skill sets and experiences. Our goal is for Tacoma to be an inclusive and equitable place to live, work, and play.
An equivalent combination to: graduation from high school supplemented by one year of legal assistant coursework including word processing, legal office procedures and legal terminology, plus a minimum of two years of recent and relevant legal assistant experience involving preparing and processing legal forms and documents.NOTE: Experience can substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- Legal terminology, forms and procedures
- Legal research methods
- Procedures for filing and serving legal documents
- Forms and formats for documents used in litigation
- Record-keeping techniques
- Oral and written communications skills.
- Telephone techniques and etiquette
- Standardized rules of language regarding grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, sentence structure, and composition
- Word, Excel, and Access programs
SKILLS:
- Work planning/prioritization/time management
- Organizational awareness, including City structure, roles, and responsibilities of work unit
- Accurate and timely processing and preparation of a wide variety of legal forms, documents and instruments
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Read, interpret, apply and explain codes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures
- Perform clerical duties such as filing, copying, phone answering, and typing
- Maintain records and prepare reports
- Work independently with little direction
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will have their application and supplemental questions rated and scored. Candidates must pass this examination in order to be placed on the eligible list for interview and hiring consideration. Candidates selected for interviews may be asked to participate in a pre-interview exercise demonstrating their skills and abilities to perform the duties of this position
Individuals given a conditional offer of employment must also pass a background check. New employees must successfully complete a nine-month probationary period prior to obtaining permanent status in this classification.
Communication from the City of Tacoma:
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from cityoftacoma.org and/or governmentjobs.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.
The online application system requires you to enter a substantial amount of information. Be prepared to spend at least an hour entering information. In order for your application materials to be considered, all information must be submitted by the closing date and time listed on this job announcement.
For assistance with the NEOGOV application process, questions regarding this job announcement, or if you are experiencing complications while applying, please contact the Human Resources office at (253) 591.5400 by 4:00 pm of the closing date of the job announcement. This will allow us to assist you before the job announcement closes.
Salary : $23 - $30
