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NEOGOV · 3 weeks ago

Senior Staff Attorney - Family Law and Probate Self-Help

William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

1+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking a Senior Staff Attorney specializing in Family Law and Probate Self-Help. This role involves providing legal assistance and education services to self-represented litigants, facilitating access to the legal system, and ensuring the efficient operation of self-help legal services and mediation programs.

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Responsibilities

Plans, develops, recommends and implements operational procedures ensuring maximum utilization of available staff, financial resources and compliance with grant requirements

Reviews court files, documents and related materials to assess cases; drafts legal correspondence and/or documents necessary to effectuate legal resolutions

Researches legal authorities and statutory and case law; examines legal documents for compliance with legal and procedural requirements

Advises self-represented litigants on the status of cases; provides legal and procedural information, answers inquiries and explains processes; assists individuals in locating materials and information

Meets with self-represented litigants and provides assistance in the preparation of forms, complex orders and judgments; reviews paperwork and examines documents to ensure cases are prepared for Court

Holds pre-hearing conferences for the settlement or simplification of issues; assists parties to develop a shared understanding of the conflict and to work toward building a practical and lasting resolution; offers multiple and flexible possibilities for resolving a dispute

Coordinates the activities of the program with related court programs and other community resources

Develops, updates and maintains educational and instructional materials; provides legal information on specific areas of the law through workshops, clinics and educational material

Provides procedural instructions, legal information and referrals to other court-based services, legal service providers and community agencies

Establishes and maintains quality working relations with community agencies and resources that provide services for parties involved

Reviews the work completed by paralegals

Provides lead direction and trains paralegals, interns, volunteers and other Court staff

Performs administrative functions including tracking and collecting daily, monthly and yearly statistics on services provided

Performs related duties as assigned

Qualification

Family LawProbate LawLegal ResearchCalifornia Bar MembershipMediation SkillsLegal WritingConflict ResolutionTraining SkillsInterpersonal CommunicationProblem Solving

Required

Graduation from an accredited school of law

One (1) year of full-time equivalent experience as a licensed attorney

Active membership in the State Bar of California

Knowledge of civil procedures; rules of evidence; scope and role of local court rules and procedures; specialized legal knowledge in the area of work to be performed; legal terminology; conduct of proceedings in trial courts; legal ethics; the California judicial system, and local court operations and procedures; principles and practices relating to providing legal self-help services; research methods and principles of program evaluation; resources and community agencies providing services relevant to program clientele; principles and techniques of preparing effective oral presentations and written reports; problem solving, mediation and other conflict resolution methods and techniques; principles of interviewing and interpersonal communication

Ability to analyze problems and legal issues and identify solutions; research statutes and case law; conduct independent research of legal issues; apply legal principles to case facts; advise self-represented litigants, paralegals, interns, volunteers and Court staff on procedural and substantive legal issues; handle sensitive matters with tact and discretion; conduct mediations in an impartial manner; empathetically assist individuals who are in stressful situations; establish and maintain professional working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work; listen to arguments/discussions and understand underlying problems/questions; apply problem solving and conflict resolution methods and techniques; recognize and respect limit of authority and responsibility; work in an environment with conflicting priorities; use computer for legal research, word processing, spreadsheets, forms completion and communication

Must be able to pass a criminal history information background check

Benefits

Vacation: Vacation with pay varies depending upon the employee representation unit. New employees typically earn 10 days per year and accrual rates normally increase according to years of service.

Holidays: The Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento recognizes 14 holidays and 5 floating holidays per year.

Sick Leave: Employees accrue 5.0 hours per bi-weekly pay period.

Parental Leave: Employees with at least 1 year of service are eligible for paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.

Retirement: Employees are covered by the Sacramento County Employee's Retirement System (SCERS) and Social Security.

Group Health Insurance: The Court offers several choices of employee and dependent health insurance coverage, with a significant portion paid by the employer.

Dental and Vision Services Plan: Employee and dependent dental and vision insurance plans are provided at no cost.

Life Insurance: Basic employee life insurance is provided at no cost to the employee with additional optional life insurance available at the employee's cost.

Medical and Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts: The ability to deduct a portion of your salary before taxes to apply toward medical expenses and/or child care expenses.

Deferred Compensation: The Court offers a Deferred Compensation Program.

Sacramento Credit Union: The credit union offers loan facilities and systematic savings plans through payroll deduction.

Tuition Reimbursement: The Court reimburses up to $3,000.00 dollars of an employee's educational expenses as outlined in its Tuition Reimbursement policy.

Long Term Disability: A Long Term Disability (LTD) plan is provided at no cost to employees.

Transit Subsidy: The Court provides a transit subsidy to eligible employees based on current policy.