The City of Pittsburg seeks a PARALEGAL for the City Attorney Department.
The Paralegal performs the full range of paralegal and administrative duties to support the City Attorney. Duties include assisting with office coordination, managing correspondence, maintaining detailed files, assisting in maintaining and preparing contracts, resolutions, ordinances, staff reports, and court pleadings; conducting legal research and working with a high degree of accuracy, tact, and initiative. An experienced individual with attention to detail, exceptional customer service skills and strong office and computer skills is desired. A person appointed to this classification is an "at-will" employee.
Ideal Candidate for Paralegal- Excellent attention to detail and ability to prepare documents accurately
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Relevant office/computer skills to use a variety of equipment such as computers, and various software programs
- Maintain strict confidentiality
- Excellent business correspondence formatting skills
- Exercise tact, diplomacy ,flexibility and positive attitude
- Demonstrated experience prioritizing time and tasks to meet critical deadlines
- Previous legal and administrative/office experience is highly desirable
About the City Attorney Department
The City Attorney is appointed by City Council and is responsible for providing legal advice to City Council, city staff and city boards and commissions on a broad range of matters that affect the conduct of City business. The City Attorney reviews contracts, ordinances, resolutions, and related legal documents to implement adopted city policies and represents the City in certain litigation and non-litigation matters.
About Pittsburg
The City of Pittsburg is a culturally rich and diverse community of over 72,000 residents and expected to grow to 90,000 in the next 20 years. Pittsburg is located in Northern California in the Bay Area Region and is perfectly situated for easy access to the greater Bay Area, San Francisco, Napa Valley, Sacramento, and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Lake Tahoe. Pittsburg City Hall is also conveniently located a short walk from the Pittsburg Center Station for the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), making a commute from cities throughout the Bay Area very easy. Pittsburg has waterfront homes, a performing arts theater, a variety of seasonal events, an extensive park system, a large public-school system, and a variety of shopping centers. It also offers extensive recreational facilities, including one of the California Delta's largest and most modern marinas. With its commitment to a quality community environment, Pittsburg is an ideal city in which to live, work and recreate.
The City of Pittsburg is a full-service city following the council-manager form of government. We have about 300 full time employees and about 350 employees total (depending on the season). Pittsburg is currently organized into the following departments: City Management, Community Development (Building, Engineering, and Planning), Community Services (Housing Authority, Pittsburg Power Company, and the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency), Economic Development and Recreation, Human Resources, Finance, Police, and Public Works (Operations/Maintenance, Utilities, Facilities, Parks, and Water Treatment). Fire Protection services are provided by the Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire Department.
Benefits for regular employees include CALPERS retirement, medical/dental insurance, paid life insurance, retirement health saving account, deferred compensation plan with employer match, paid time off, incentive pay, tuition reimbursement, wellness activities, employee assistance program, and employee development courses.
Join Team Pittsburg to do meaningful work that will shape the community and make a positive difference.
Knowledge of:
Organization and function of public agencies, including the role of an elected City Council and appointed boards and commissions; sufficient legal terminology necessary to assume assigned responsibilities; procedures, methods, and practices involved in composing, processing, typing, formatting, and filing a variety of legal documents; applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and organizational policies and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility; administrative procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology; computers and electronics; computer software; principles and processes for providing (internal or external) customer services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for service, structure and content of the English language and grammar; laws, legal codes, government regulations, and agency rules.
Ability to:
Maintain confidentiality and discretion in handling and processing confidential information and data; interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with applicable policies, and procedures; understand operations of the City and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned responsibilities; compose legal documents, correspondence, and reports independently or from brief instructions; make accurate mathematical, financial, and statistical computations; establish and maintain a variety of filing, record-keeping, and tracking systems; organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner; organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines; operate office equipment and computer applications related to the work; communicate effectively in person, over the telephone, and in writing; use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and legal guidelines in politically sensitive situations; establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
License/Certifications:
Certificate of completion of a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association. Possession of a California Notary Public certificate is desirable.
Education and Experience: Any combination of education, experience, and training that would provide the best qualified candidates. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:
A high school diploma, or G.E.D. equivalent, supplemented by college level coursework. Three (3) years of responsible administrative support, including one (1) year of experience in the research, review, and preparation of legal documents.
Special Requirements:
Possession at the time of hire and continued maintenance of a valid California Class C driver’s license may be required.