Lead Legal Support Assistant

The Job

San Bernardino County is seeking experienced and qualified Lead Legal Support Assistants to join our legal team. In this leadership role, incumbents will coordinate and oversee the work of legal clerical staff, ensuring the timely completion of tasks by assigning, reviewing, and adjusting workloads as needed. Key responsibilities include preparing, reviewing, and processing a wide range of legal documents, digital media, records, and correspondence in compliance with applicable laws and regulations to support the daily operations of the County’s law offices. Additional duties may include entering critical client information into an attorney’s case management system and performing other related tasks as required.

The resulting eligible list may be used to fill vacancies throughout San Bernardino County. Candidates should indicate the specific offices for where they are willing to accept an assignment. Please do not select any offices with which you are not willing to work. This list will be used exclusively for positions within County Counsel, the District Attorney's Office, and the Public Defender's Office.

For additional information, review the Lead Legal Support Assistant job description.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Background: A background investigation will be conducted, including a DOJ/FBI fingerprint check and drug screening. Some departments may require a credit check depending on the assigned unit.

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

The County Offers Excellent Benefits. Explore Our Benefit Options for This Position.

HEALTH BENEFITS

PAID TIME OFF

RETIREMENT PERKS

• Medical & Dental: Family Coverage
• Vision: Employee Coverage
• Premium subsidies to offset health costs
• Flexible Spending Account: Pre-tax account for qualified healthcare expenses

• Up to 4 weeks accruable vacation with cash-out option
• 11 days accruable sick leave
• 15 paid holidays
• Perfect Attendance Leave

• Generous pension
• Retirement reciprocity may be available!
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation
• Retirement Medical Trust (RMT)

DCAP Account - County Paid Life Insurance - AD&D Insurance - 529 Savings Plan - Short & Long-Term Disability
Wellness Program - Commuter Services - Employee Discounts - Annual Tuition Reimbursement

Review HERE for more Employee Benefits information.

As an alternative to the traditional benefits package, you may also be eligible to elect the Modified Benefit Option (MBO) that provides an increased base rate of pay (additional 1.75% more per hour) with modified benefits. For more detailed information on the MBO for General Group, refer to the MBO BbBOU - Benefits Summary Guide .

Minimum Requirements

CANDIDATES MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTION REQUIREMENTS:

Option 1: Eighteen (18) months of full-time direct clerical support experience which includes providing information to law enforcement officers, officers of the court, or staff members in a professional office setting (i.e. providing court case numbers, court room information, citation information, processing subpoenas, providing names of attorneys assigned to cases, law enforcement information, maintaining case files, and providing child support information).

Option 2: One (1) year of full-time work experience with direct clerical support to attorneys in a City Attorney's office, District Attorney's office, Public Defender's office, Child Support Legal division, or County Counsel office in San Bernardino County, OR in another Public Sector Attorney's office.

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience performing advanced legal clerical duties in a fast-paced legal environment. The incumbent will demonstrate a strong understanding of legal terminology, court procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. Proficiency in preparing and processing a variety of legal documents with a high degree of accuracy, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work independently while meeting strict deadlines is highly desirable. Experience supporting attorneys in a public sector or governmental legal office is highly desired.

Selection Process

Application Procedure : To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 pm on Friday, August 8, 2025. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire.

There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the application and supplemental questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be explicit in your responses on the application and supplemental questionnaire.

All communications regarding the selection process will be via e-mail. Applicants are encouraged to check their e-mail frequently to learn additional information regarding this recruitment. Check your GovernmentJobs account for notifications. Update your firewalls to allow e-mails from San Bernardino County through governmentjobs.com. Update your Spam, Junk, and Bulk settings to ensure it will not spam/block/filter communications from e-mail addresses with the following domain "@hr.sbcounty.gov". Finally, be sure to keep your personal information updated. Taking these steps now will help ensure you receive all communications regarding this recruitment.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

If you require technical assistance, please review the Government Jobs Online Application Guide , or contact their Toll-Free Applicant Support line at (855) 524-5627. Please note that Human Resources is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by the internet connection, computer or browser used to submit the application.


EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans’ Preference: Eligible veterans and their spouse or widow(er) who are not current County employees may be awarded additional Veterans’ Preference points. Please review the Veteran's Preference information and instructions on how to request Veteran's Preference points.

Please review for important Applicant Information and the County Employment Process .

Clerical Unit

The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked.

For a summary of benefits,* please click here .

Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at hr.sbcounty.gov/employee-benefits/ .

*Retirement benefits subject to change.

Closing Date/Time: 8/8/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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