Paralegal - Butte County Environmental Health
Oroville/Chico Area, CA
About the Job
The current vacancy is in the Children Services Division of the Department of Employment and Social Services.
The eligibility list created from this recruitment may be used to fill any current or future vacancies in ANY Butte County Department.
Note: A training and experience evaluation may be utilized to determine an applicant's ranking among qualified candidates. Based upon information provided in this application including responses to supplemental questions, an applicant's education, training and experience (full-time equivalent) may be evaluated. Applicants should provide thoughtful and thorough responses to supplemental questions as they play an important role in this recruitment process. All qualifying work experience that is described or included in responses to supplemental questions MUST also be included and detailed in the "Work Experience" section of this application. "See Resume" is not an acceptable response for any supplemental question.
FLSA: Non-Exempt
DEFINITION
Under general supervision, conducts legal research and prepares cases and legal documents in support of Butte County attorneys and in accordance with policies, procedures, and state, federal, and local laws; and performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives supervision from assigned supervisory or management personnel or designee. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This is journey-level classification in the administrative assistant series. Positions at this level perform the full range of duties as assigned, work independently, and exercise judgment and initiative. Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit. This class is distinguished from the Senior Paralegal in that the latter performs the more complex work assigned to the series and provides technical and functional direction to assigned technical and legal office support staff.