Salary: $21.69 - $33.58 Hourly

Location : Clark County - Las Vegas, NV

Job Type: PERMANENT

Job Number: 27396

Department: District Court

Opening Date: 04/16/2024

Closing Date: 4/30/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

Max Number of Applicants: 300

ABOUT THE POSITION

Eighth Judicial District Court is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Senior Legal Office Specialist position. The ideal candidate will be responsible to assign, direct, and review the work of other Legal Office Support staff; provides difficult, complex, technical, specialized, and/or confidential legal office support to various County legal or court offices. This is the working lead level in the Legal Office Specialist series, with responsibility for providing direction to a group of legal office support staff performing similar work. This class is distinguished from Legal Office Services Supervisor in that the latter is the full supervisory level of this series, having responsibility for large office staff and/or multiple areas of responsibility.

This examination will establish an eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by District Court Human Resources. District Court Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the hiring interview.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 300 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND WILL CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE ONCE THAT NUMBER IS REACHED.

Some positions may be used to fill term Limited-Permanent positions. The selected candidates will be hired for a special project or duties of a limited duration and be required to sign a term of employment letter specifying condition and exact dates of employment. The successful candidates will be eligible for benefits during the duration of employment.

Some positions may be Grant Funded. Grant Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of grant funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available.

Some positions may be non-union positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience: Equivalent to graduation from high school AND four (4) years of full-time experience in providing office support which required the use of legal terminology and the processing of legal documents. Professional level experience and/or education that has provided the skills and knowledge necessary to perform all job functions at this level may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to one (1) year.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application.

Working Conditions: Specific positions may require working evening, night, weekend and holiday shifts.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Provides lead direction, training, and work review to a legal office support work unit; organizes and assigns work, sets priorities, and follows-up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work. Provides input into selection, evaluation, disciplinary, and other personnel matters; may sign evaluation forms and counsel employees as required. Performs difficult, complex, technical, and/or specialized confidential legal office support work, which may require the exercise of independent judgment, the application of technical skills, or knowledge of detailed or specialized activities related to the department to which assigned. Researches and assembles information from a variety of sources for the completion of forms or the preparation of reports; make arithmetic and statistical calculations. Provides information to the public or to County staff that requires the use of judgment and the application of policies, rules, or procedures. Organizes, maintains, and purges various departmental files. Types correspondence, reports, forms, and specialized documents from drafts, notes, dictated tapes, or brief instructions, using a typewriter or computer. Proofreads and checks typed and other materials for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with departmental policies and regulations. Enters and retrieves data and prepares reports using a computer; reviews such reports for accuracy and makes corrections as required; may access statewide confidential computer data networks. Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team. Oversees and personally performs a variety of office administrative details such as ordering supplies, arranging for the repair of equipment, transmitting information, and keeping reference materials up to date; may arrange meetings by notifying participants, reserving rooms, making lodging and/or meal arrangements, etc. Acts as a receptionist and receives and screens visitors and telephone calls and directs the caller to the proper person or personally handles the call; operates standard office equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, strength to lift files weighing up to 25 pounds, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.

Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options
More Money in Your Pocket
- 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement
- No Social Security Deduction
- No State Income Taxes
Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO)
- - Employer pays 90% of premium
  - Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills)
  - 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost
  - Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health
Retiree insurance - eligible after 5 years of service
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance - Employer Paid
AD&D - Employer Paid
Long Term Disability - Employer Paid
Generous Leave Accruals that include:
- 13 Paid Holidays including a Floating Birthday Holiday
- Paid Vacation Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
- Holiday Leave
Other leave options
- Catastrophic Leave
- Parental Leave - Up to 90 days
Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include
- Guardian - Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
- Trustmark - Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care.
- Sunlife Financial - Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
- TASC - Flexible Spending Account - FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available
- Morgan Stanley - Deferred Compensation Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Onsite Fitness Center - $12/month

*Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit.

01

The following questions (1-3) will be used to assist in determining if candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Which describes your highest level of education?

Some High School
High School Diploma or GED
Some College (1-29 semester credits)
Some College (30-59 semester credits)
Some College (60-89 semester credits)
Some College (90-120+ semester credits)
Associates Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree or higher
None of the above

02

Please indicate the major of your degree or courses completed, that best qualifies you for this position.

Paralegal Studies
Legal Studies
Criminal Justice & Law
Public Administration
Other Related Courses
Not Applicable

03

Indicate your full-time professional experience providing office support which required the use of legal terminology and the processing of legal documents.

No experience
Less than 24 months
24 to 35 months
36 to 47 months
48 to 60 months
More than 60 months

04

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 3. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below).

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:
Job duties:

05

The following skills assessment is a self-assessment used to evaluate an applicant's training and experience.
I understand that:
A) Part-time experience must be prorated and credited as half of the full-time experience (i.e., if you performed the task for two years in a part-time position, 20 hours per week, you can only credit yourself with one year of experience in that area)
B) Knowledge and experience levels indicated by my skills assessment responses must be supported by the work experience listed on my application;
C) Any falsification or misrepresentation of the information listed on the employment application or skills assessment may result in removal from the eligibility list or rescinding a job offer;
D) Responses to assessment questions that are not supported by the work history listed on the application may result in question scores being adjusted to receive 0 points. The adjusted scores will be used when determining score ranking for interviews;
E) I further understand that since exam scores will be automatically generated based on the applicant's response to each item in the assessment, score appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

I understand this recruitment includes a supplemental skills assessment and that the answers I provide must be consistent with the work history detailed on my application and that scoring appeals will not be allowed for this recruitment.

06

Indicate your full-time professional experience working in a legal setting and meeting critical deadlines, such as deadlines set by statute.

No Experience
Less than 36 months
36 to 47 months
48 to 59 months
60 to 71 months
More than 72 months

07

Indicate your full-time professional experience performing difficult, complex, technical, and/or specialize confidential legal office support work.

No Experience
Less than 36 months
36 to 47 months
48 to 59 months
60 to 71 months
More than 72 months

08

Indicate your full-time professional experience working in a legal setting where you maintained, purged various departmental files, typed correspondence, reports, forms, and specialized documents from drafts, notes, dictated tapes, or brief instructions, using a typewriter or computer.

No Experience
Less than 36 months
36 to 47 months
48 to 59 months
60 to 71 months
More than 72 months

09

Please list the employer(s) on your application and specific job duties where your experience was obtained in question(s) 6-8. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below).

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:
Job Duties:

10

Indicate your full-time professional experience working as a trainer, supervisor, or in a lead role.

No Experience
Less than 24 months
24 to 35 months
36 to 47 months
48 to 60 months
More than 60 months

11

Please list the employer(s) on your application where your experience was obtained in question(s) 10. Type N/A if you have no related experience (see template below).

Employer Name:
Job Title:
Hours Worked Per Week:
Dates of Employment:
Job Duties:

Required Question