Legal Support Assistant I/II - Victim Restitution Unit

County of Riverside; California; On-site; USD 44,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The Riverside County District Attorney's Office, Division of Victim Services, seeks a Legal Support Assistant I/II to support the Restitution Unit in Riverside. Under supervision, you perform clerical duties with legal terminology, manage restitution records, and assist attorneys and staff with case documents and court filings.

Ideal candidates have strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), experience with case management, and good communication and customer service.

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About The Position

The Riverside County District Attorney's Office, Division of Victim Services, is seeking to fill a Legal Support Assistant I/II vacancy to support the Victim Compensation Board Restitution Unit located in Riverside. Under general supervision, the Legal Support Assistant I/II works collaboratively with team members and external agencies such as criminal justice partners, public safety agencies, courts, and the collections division . This position performs a variety of specialized, responsible clerical duties involving the continual use of legal terminology and procedures. Responsibilities include processing and tracking a wide variety of legal documents, restitution, records, and correspondence; providing specialized legal clerical support to attorneys and their staff within County offices; and performing other related duties as required. The department is seeking candidates with solid technology skills, including proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), as well as strong experience with c ase management practices, such as tracking and maintaining case information. Ideal candidates will also possess experience in preparing, reviewing, processing, and abstracting information from legal, court, or commercial documents, along with strong skills in managing electronic and physical legal records. This includes filing legal documents with the courts, maintaining and updating court calendars, and processing case-related records, such as pleas, trials, convictions, acquittals, sentences, judgments, orders, and other dispositions. Candid ates with excellent communication and customer service skills, as well as work experience in a related law enforcement agency, such as the District Attorney’s Office, Probation Department, or Sheriff’s Office, are highly desired. The Legal Support Assistant I is the entry level classification in the Legal Support Assistant series and provides clerical support to attorneys and/or other County staff within the Office of the District Attorney. The Legal Support Assistant II is the journey level classification in the Legal Support Assistant series and provides clerical support to attorneys and other County staff within the Office of the District Attorney. The Legal Support Assistant II is distinguished from the Legal Support Assistant I by the former's ability to understand and apply a more extensive and complex range of legal procedures, including the preparation, completion and tracking of legal documents required by the attorneys’ case building process. Depending on assignment, incumbents may be expected to promote to the journey level Legal Support Assistant II classification after acquiring the necessary experience and training and demonstrating satisfactory job performance.

Salary Ranges

Legal Support Assistant I

Legal Support Assistant II

$20.94 - $34.90 Hourly $23.41 - $40.21 Hourly

$3,630.07 - $6,049.76 Monthly $4,057.99 - $6,970.55 Monthly

$43,560.82 - $72,597.17 Annually $48,695.92 - $83,646.64 Annually