Legislative Analyst

Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States. Its 580 judges and commissioners work in one of the 36 facilities within the Court's 12 judicial districts and are supported by 5,000 full-time Court employees. The Court has an annual budget of over $1 billion. Located in Southern California, Los Angeles County is geographically one of the nation's largest counties, covering 4,752 square miles and, with over 10,400,000 residents, is also one of its most populous counties.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The Legislative Analyst serves the Court by performing complex research, analysis and interpretation of state, county, municipal and judicial branch-level policy and proposed policy changes. In this work, the Legislative Analyst investigates, identifies and communicates implications of proposed policy changes on the Court’s operations, finances, systems and processes and formulates recommendations for Court leadership. The Legislative Analyst also interacts with elected officials and their staff on behalf of the Court, identifying resolutions to constituent issues and answering questions or providing general information relating to court programs and policies. The Legislative Analyst also assists in planning and executing events and briefings relating to the objectives and goals of the Court’s Legislative Affairs Division.

The Legislative Analyst acts with a degree of independence and is required to exercise sound professional judgment, as well as possess a thorough knowledge of various policy analysis methods to provide professional recommendations. Work is often assigned on a project basis, and usually culminates in conclusions and/or recommendations communicated in a variety of formats, such as policies, procedures, guidelines, memoranda, reports, papers, presentations, charts, diagrams or spreadsheets. Positions in this class require skill in interacting with all levels of management, judicial officers and external stakeholders to obtain information, often of a sensitive and confidential nature, necessary to complete assigned projects and responsibilities. The Legislative Analyst is distinguished from the Senior Legislative Analyst in that the latter performs a review more complex and/or sensitive work regarding analysis and coordination of legislative advocacy strategies at the state level, with results having a greater impact on the Court.

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EDUCATION VERIFICATION FOR OPTION I & II:
To receive credit, a legible copy of your college diploma -OR- transcript(s) (unofficial are acceptable) detailing the degree conferred and the name of the educational institution must be attached to your online application. Otherwise, your application materials will be deemed incomplete and rejected accordingly.

For a list of acceptable accredited institutions or international universities, please visit http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation, www.chea.org/search, or http://whed.net/home.php.

Foreign studies must be evaluated by an academic credential evaluation agency and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. For a list of acceptable evaluation agencies, please visit www.naces.org or http://aice- eval.org/members/. Foreign studies submitted without acceptable evaluation will be rejected.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following desirable qualifications:

• Experience performing analysis and making recommendations regarding complex policy.
• Experience in a public/government agency.
• Demonstrated experience working with high-ranking elected officials and their staff.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, including project management and facilitation.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and presentation skills.
• Proficient professional and technical writing skills.
• Knowledge of Superior Court of California organization, programs, assignments, customer service, policies, goals, and objectives.
• Familiarity with local and state political structures and priorities.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION:

Part I: Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application materials and supplemental questionnaire.

Part II: Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Applications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the Online Employment Application Guide. The Los Angeles Superior Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications. A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application. To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications. When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.

Please provide a current and accurate e-mail address for the Court to communicate with you about this job opportunity. Human Resources staff will notify all applicants of their application status via e-mail. We recommend that you add info@governmentjobs.com to your SAFE SENDERS list to avoid the notification being filtered as spam mail.

Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below. For additional employment information, please click here (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader).

Questions regarding this posting may be e-mailed to abetancourth@lacourt.org.

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. Applicants who successfully pass each (and all) examination part(s) will be placed on an eligible list that will remain active for approximately one year. Other vacancies may be filled using this list.