LEGAL ANALYST

State of California; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California seeks a Legal Analyst to provide professional legal analytical assistance to Attorneys and Senior Management in the Legal Division statewide. The role focuses on Public Records Act responses, document review for recording, and supporting coastal planners and enforcement staff.

Under attorney supervision, you will prepare administrative records for litigation, draft and review documents, and maintain logs and databases while ensuring deadlines and compliance with state

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize, track and manage dozens of Public Records Act requests.
• Ability to work well with others and independently.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track Public Records Act requests and deadlines.
• Locate responsive documents or assist staff in locating documents.
• Load documents into the Relativity database, prepare workspaces for review, and produce documents.
• Prepare letters responding to requests.
• Under attorney supervision, review documents for responsiveness and privileges.
• Organize and track different categories of documents.
• Communicate, in writing and by telephone, with staff and the public.
• Interpret coastal development permit conditions and findings.
• Under attorney supervision, draft and review legal documents.
• Under attorney supervision, perform legal research and gather factual information related to recordation of documents.
• Maintain logs and databases.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Relativity

Office 365

Tools

Relativity One

SharePoint

Excel

Word

Job description

This position is limited term 12 months, may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent. The California Coastal Commission’s Legal Division is seeking a Legal Analyst to provide professional legal analytical assistance to Attorneys, Coastal Program Analysts and Senior Management statewide. The Legal Analyst provides legal assistance to the attorneys in the legal division, primarily by assisting them in responding to Public Records Act requests and also by reviewing legal documents to be recorded with the County Recorder’s office. The Legal Analyst may provide guidance and assistance to line coastal planners and enforcement staff statewide and may assist in the preparation of administrative records for litigation.

A Legal Analyst is responsible for all aspects of the Coastal Commission’s response to Public Records Act requests as well as assisting in drafting and reviewing legal documents. This work involves:

• Monitoring and reviewing all Public Records Act requests received by the Coastal Commission and tracking all response deadlines;
• Locating responsive documents or assisting Commission staff in locating documents responsive to such requests;
• Loading documents into the Relativity database, preparing workspaces for document review, and producing documents;
• Preparing letters responding to such requests;
• Under the supervision of an attorney, reviewing documents for responsiveness and privileges;
• Organizing and tracking different categories of documents;
• Communicating, in writing and by telephone, with commission staff and members of the public;
• Interpreting coastal development permit conditions and findings;
• Under the supervision of an attorney, drafting and reviewing legal documents;
• Under the supervision of an attorney, performing legal research and gathering factual information related to recordation of legal documents;
• Maintaining logs and databases;

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• LEGAL ANALYST

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

We are seeking someone with strengths in the following areas:

Communication: Excellent writing and oral communication skills, and the ability to effectively explain our processes to the public.

Strong Organizational Skills: Ability to organize, track and manage the status of dozens of Public Records Act requests at one time as well as track condition compliance of permits from all district offices of the Commission.

Ability to Work Well With Others: Positive attitude, ability to work effectively both as a team member and independently and to treat others with courtesy and respect.

Technical Skills: A strong candidate will ideally be familiar with: Office 365, including its search functions; Microsoft Word; Excel; One Drive; Sharepoint; and Relativity or Relativity One.