Posting number: 2025-0862
Department: Various Branches
Division: Various
Job classification: Legal Clerk II
Posting type: Open
Categories: Administrative Assistant, Clerical & Data Entry, Legal, Office and Administrative Support
VARIOUS SECTIONS
Salary Range: $ 54,810 - $75,898
The responsibilities of this position include performing routine to moderately difficult legal clerical work; type various documents from plain or corrected copy, rough draft or dictating equipment. Compose and type correspondence of a routine nature by following general instructions as to content or by referring to records of previous correspondence. Sorts, classifies, indexes, cross-references, photocopies and files legal correspondence, memoranda, reports, contracts, complaints, citations, accident reports, claims, statistical and financial tabulations, court calendars, legal opinions and other documents. May act as a receptionist, assisting callers in person or on the telephone by answering questions, receiving and recording requests and complaints, and referring callers to proper sources. Ordering and organizing supplies; and other duties as assigned.
Employees participate in the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS), which includes mandatory employee pension contributions through payroll deduction. The City also contributes toward the employee’s retirement benefit. Contribution rates are established by the applicable retirement system an may vary based on employee classification, membership status, and other factors. For more information, please visit: https://www.lacers.org/
City Hall East, 200 N. Main Street, Los Angeles. Position is subject to assignment at any location of the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney.
This position requires regular onsite work. Employer-provided parking is limited and may not be available for this classification. Employees may be responsible for securing and paying for parking at nearby facilities. Applicants are encouraged to review available commute and transportation resources through the City’s COMMUTEwell program. For more information, please visit: https://lacommutewell.com/
Appointment to this exempt position (non-Civil Service) will be subject to a one-year probationary period as required by Section 1050 of the City Charter. Successful completion of the one-year probationary period will result in tenure with the office.
Interested candidates should go to: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacityattorney/ to apply online.
*The City Attorney’s Office will not be administering typing tests. See the attached “Typing Certification Requirements.”
Applicants who meet the Typing Certification Requirement will be scheduled for a Spelling Test. Candidates who pass the spelling test will be added to the Legal Clerk II Candidate Pool. Selected applicants will be contacted to interview. This position will remain open until filled.
Questions? Please email atty.recruit@lacity.org.
Applicants for the position of Legal Clerk II are required to submit a typing certification to demonstrate they meet the minimum typing requirements. Candidates who fail to provide a typing certification will be disqualified from the examination process. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office will not be administering typing tests to candidates. The typing certification must be issued by an agency or an accredited school within the last 12 months. On-line issued typing certification will not be accepted.
The typing certification must meet the minimum 45 net words per minute, have no more than five (5) errors, and be scored according to the following method: 5 minute timed typing exercise, showing a gross rate of speed and a net speed calculated by deducting one (1) word per minute for each error in the exercise.
Certification may be in the form of a certificate, letter, or test results form and must contain the following:
The above information MUST be included on the certification. Applicants WILL NOT be contacted to correct the deficiency.
Below is a list of suggested local agencies and schools that administer typing tests and issue certification. It is advised that you call first to see if an appointment is required to take the typing test. Additional agencies that may provide typing certification can be found on the careeronestop website by entering the desired zip code.
Below is a list of suggested local agencies and schools that administer typing tests and issue certification. It is advised that you call first to see if an appointment is required to take the typing test. Additional agencies that may provide typing certification can be found on the
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO ENSURE THAT TYPING CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY ANY AGENCY INCLUDING THOSE LISTED MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS STATED ABOVE.
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