ABOLISHED 04/16/2015 PER PAY LETTER 15-13 - Graduate Legal Assistant, Fair Political Practices Commission
California State Personnel Board Specification
Schematic Code: ON55
Class Code: 6035
Established: 02/18/1976
Revised: --
Title Changed: --
Definition
At the Fair Political Practices Commission, and under close super vision of attorneys, to assist in legal research, and in the preliminary work involved in preparing other legal matters; and to do other work as required.
Job Characteristics
This class is primarily designed to afford law school graduates, not yet certified by The California Bar Association, an introduction to legal practice at the Fair Political Practices Commission. It enables the Commission to utilize the services of law school graduates who are awaiting the results of The California State Bar examination for subprofessional legal work and facilitates recruitment of recent graduates for legal careers in State service. Incumbents in the class must demonstrate acceptable progress toward higher level (i.e., the Legal Counsel, Fair Political Practices Commission, class) in order to continue their employment in the class. As one measure of this progress, an incumbent must successfully pass the written portion of The State Bar examination within 12 months of appointment. Failure to meet this standard will be considered evidence of unsatisfactory progress and cause for rejection during the probationary period.
Typical Tasks
Analyzes legal problems; does routine legal research related to Political Reform Law, conflict of interest statutes, and the enforcement provisions of the Political Reform Act; prepares drafts of legal documents, briefs, reports, resolutions and legislative measures; ascertains the last amended form of the statutory law on a given subject; compiles, annotates, and indexes provisions of law and of legislative measures; serves legal papers; assists in answering court calendars; secures in formation regarding court decisions; assists in the work of a law library; keeps records and indexes of legal cases; prepares and dictates correspondence; answers inquiries concerning Political Reform Law; and prepares recommendations concerning violations of that Law.
Minimum Qualifications
Current eligibility to take The California State Bar examination. (Persons in their last six months of law school may compete in the examination but may not be appointed until they have eligibility to take The California State Bar examination.)
Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of: Legal principles and their application, the use of legal reference works, and legal terms.
Ability to: Reason logically; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
