Legal Office Operations & Staff Development Lead

Merced County; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Merced County is seeking an experienced administrative professional to support the Administrative Services Director. The role involves supervising clerical staff, implementing procedures, and ensuring compliance with state regulations.

You will work with various departments, manage budgets and grants, respond to public inquiries, and help optimize workflow to improve overall office efficiency.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of legal terminology, documents and provision of the State Constitution and State codes and laws.
• Methods of supervision and office management principles.
• Business English, including vocabulary, grammatical usage, and punctuation.
• Plan, organize, and lay out work for a clerical staff, supervise their work, and obtain effective results.
• Analyze situations and adopt effective course of action.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Administrative Services Director in management of the office.
• Participates in selection, training, supervision, discipline and promotion of support staff.
• Provides direction on complex case issues with clerical staff.
• Identifies areas for program improvement and develops business procedures for line staff.
• Assists in development, implementation, and administration of department budget.
• Monitors and meets grant requirements; develops grant proposals.
• Responds to complaints and questions from the public and other agencies.
• Evaluates department procedures, staffing, equipment, forms and workflow in automation.

Skills

Communication

Data analysis

Deadline management

Conflict resolution

Confidentiality

Staff supervision

Office coordination

Job description

Merced County is seeking an experienced administrative professional to support the Administrative Services Director. The role involves supervising clerical staff, implementing procedures, and ensuring compliance with state regulations.

You will work with various departments, manage budgets and grants, respond to public inquiries, and help optimize workflow to improve overall office efficiency.