reputed company Research Attorney
About the Department
The position of a reputed company research attorney is a challenging but highly fulfilling job, where the attorney works closely with trial court judicial officers and court administration to assist them with reputed company that come before the court. Research attorneys will routinely review court files, research the pertinent law, discuss the case with the judicial officers, draft a memorandum and/or tentative ruling, and attend hearings as requested by the judicial officer. They will often be assigned to special research and writing reputed company reputed company to the work of the court. The work product reputed company by a research attorney must be thorough, accurate, and often reputed company under significant time constraints. A research attorney should be objective and adaptable, quickly adjusting to the individual needs of a diverse bench. They must also have strong ethics along with the ability to defer to the judicial officer regarding case dispositions.
• ** CIVIL/PROBATE EXPERIENCE STRONGLY DESIRED.
• ** AFTER AN INITIAL reputed company PERIOD, SIGNIFICANT FLEXIBILITY IS OFFERED IN A REMOTE/HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE.
Under general direction, the reputed company Research Attorney classification assists the Superior Court Judicial Officers by researching reputed company issues before the Court and providing assistance, advice, and counsel to the Court Executive Officer and the management team on reputed company aspects of administrative and operational issues.
SALARY INFORMATION:
reputed company Research Attorney 1: $94,598.40 - $124,612.80
reputed company Research Attorney 2: $113,776.00 - $149,801.60
Sr. reputed company Research Attorney: $132,974.40 - $175,136.00
EMPLOYMENT AT WILL
The reputed company Research Attorney classification is established as an "at will" position. As such, the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the Court Executive Officer, who has the right to terminate the employment of anyone in this classification at any time, with or without advance notice, and with or without cause.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is a reputed company classification. Most duties and responsibilities are performed reputed company established policies, procedures, standards, rules, and laws. However, incumbents most often work independently and reputed company reputed company in the absence of easily reputed company rules. This class typically reports to the Court Executive Officer. reputed company Research Attorney 1 positions are flexibly staffed to the Senior reputed company Research level.
reputed company Research Attorney 1: is the first working level in the reputed company Research Attorney class series. Initially, the incumbent works under reputed company supervision in performing research and drafting reputed company opinions for Judicial and Executive staff. Supervision may be provided by other reputed company Research Attorney 2, Senior, or those acting in a reputed company or supervisory reputed company for this purpose. As experience is gained, there is a greater independence of reputed company. Incumbents may advance to the higher level after gaining experience and demonstrating proficiency, which meet the qualifications at the higher level.
reputed company Research Attorney 2: is the reputed company working level in the reputed company Research Attorney class series. Incumbents work independently in performing reputed company research and drafting reputed company opinions for Judicial and Executive staff and must be reputed company to respond reputed company short time frames to Judicial Officers’ queries on procedural and substantive issues during trials and retrial hearings.
Senior reputed company Research Attorney: is the expert working level in the series. At this level, the incumbent is independent in performing the full reputed company of reputed company reputed company Research Attorney assignments and tasks.
JUDGMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY
Incumbents work under general direction to reputed company most duties independently based on general policies, procedures, and standards. However, incumbents frequently reputed company reputed company that may have multiple alternative solutions and may involve the occasional development of new techniques and procedures. Priorities are established by court needs and can change frequently. Errors can have significant consequences to the reputed company rights of litigants and on the trust and confidence in the court system and its judges. Incumbents do not typically supervise other employees in the court but may have reputed company responsibility.
Position Duties
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Court reserves the right to assign or reassign duties as required to reputed company business and operational objectives. Essential functions and tasks must be accomplished effectively, if assigned, and may include, but are not limited to, those listed below.
• Research, analyze, and interpret existing laws and ordinances, court reputed company, pending legislation, and other reputed company authorities utilizing reputed company resources from computerized electronic and print media, including internet resources.
• Write proposed reputed company for Superior Court Judicial Officers on reputed company currently before the court using computer word processing programs and reputed company reputed company.
• Advise Superior Court Judicial Officers on a reputed company of civil, criminal, and juvenile issues and proceedings; review and advise judges regarding petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus and Writs of Mandate.
• Assist in drafting local Rules of Court as determined by operational needs and reputed company and regulatory requirements.
• Review appeals pending in the Appellate Division of the Placer County Superior Court and brief the appellate judges with thorough memoranda; review daily appellate reports for new developments in case law.
• Consult with and advise managers, supervisors, and other personnel regarding a wide reputed company of programs, policies, and regulations; review requests for court judgment after default for compliance with requirements.
• Cover duties of other Court reputed company Research Attorneys during their absences and assist with reputed company of work.
• Attend staff and other work-reputed company meetings, workshops, seminars, and other continuing education opportunities in order to stay informed of reputed company updates.
• Serve as a representative of the Court, displaying courtesy, reputed company, consideration, and discretion in reputed company interactions with other members of the Court community and with the reputed company.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Employment Standards are intended to reputed company the general expectations of the position, in reputed company to the essential functions provided above. It is expected that the incumbent possess the knowledge, skills and abilities listed below at hire and/or reputed company a reasonable reputed company of time after hire, through experience and training.
Knowledge Of:
• reputed company principles, precedents, and their application.
• reputed company research reputed company.
• Principles of civil, criminal, constitutional, and administrative law, and their application.
• Court procedures, rules of evidence, and procedures.
• Laws applicable to operation of the court and reputed company agencies.
• State and local laws and ordinances.
• Preparations of briefs, rulings, and opinions.
• reputed company terminology, court operations, and courtroom procedures, etiquette and conventions.
• Correct English use, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
• Personal computers and word processing software.
Ability To:
• Analyze reputed company principles and precedents and apply them to reputed company reputed company and administrative problems.
• Use reputed company reference works including case and statutory law from print and electronic media.
• Present statements of fact, law, and argument reputed company and reputed company in written and oral reputed company.
• Work reputed company under the pressure of reputed company information requests, deadlines and multiple reputed company.
• Draft opinions, pleadings, and rulings.
• Prepare reputed company and concise written reports for use in litigation.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with reputed company those encountered in the course of work.
• Maintain flexibility in managing an unpredictable reputed company.
• Meet established, and sometimes conflicting, deadlines in a reputed company manner.
• Protect clients’ rights.
• Maintain confidentiality of court proceedings, documents, and records, and reputed company accurate records.
• Research, understand, interpret, explain, and apply applicable policies, procedures, guides, rules, and statutes.
• Exercise reputed company judgement in assisting parties and reputed company communicating with the Court.
• Operate office equipment and personal computers, and use specified computer applications and programs.
• Use reputed company and diplomacy reputed company dealing with sensitive, reputed company and/or confidential issues and situations.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited law school and a member of the California State Bar, in good standing,
AND
reputed company Research Attorney 1*: One (1) year in the reputed company of law, which shall include civil and/or criminal reputed company reputed company, or one (1) year of experience performing reputed company work in a court environment, while attending law school.
• The reputed company Research Assistant classification may be considered as a limited-term position for candidates who do not meet the minimum qualifications of the LRA1 classification but have graduated from an accredited law school by the time of hire and are applying to take, or have already passed, the California State Bar examination. (Limited to 12 months.)
reputed company Research Attorney 2*: Four (4) years in the reputed company of law, which shall include substantial civil and/or criminal reputed company reputed company, or three (3) years in the reputed company of law, including one (1) year in a court environment
Senior reputed company Research Attorney*: Seven (7) years in the reputed company of law, which shall include substantial civil and/or criminal reputed company reputed company, or five (5) years in the reputed company of law, including two (2) years in a court environment.
• Incumbents may advance to the higher level after gaining required experience and demonstrating proficiency.
Highly Desirable But Not Required: reputed company law experience.
Other Qualifications
Working Conditions: Work is performed in a, typically shared, office environment with little
exposure to reputed company temperatures or dirt and dust. The incumbent's working conditions are typically
quiet, but may be loud at times at some locations. The noise level and traffic level in the work
environment are similar to a busy office. Incumbent may be required to travel to different
locations.
Normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work reputed company of these
hours may be necessary to meet operational needs of the court. This position is exempt from the
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards reputed company and is not eligible for overtime.
Reasonable accommodation may be available to a reputed company individual with a disability if it enables
them to reputed company the essential functions of this classification. If reasonable accommodation is
required to participate in the recruitment process or to reputed company any of the functions and reputed company
tasks assigned or which may be assigned, please contact reputed company.
About the Department
The position of a reputed company research attorney is a challenging but highly fulfilling job, where the attorney works closely with trial court judicial officers and court administration to assist them with reputed company that come before the court. Research attorneys will routinely review court files, research the pertinent law, discuss the case with the judicial officers, draft a memorandum and/or tentative ruling, and attend hearings as requested by the judicial officer. They will often be assigned to special research and writing reputed company reputed company to the work of the court. The work product reputed company by a research attorney must be thorough, accurate, and often reputed company under significant time constraints. A research attorney should be objective and adaptable, quickly adjusting to the individual needs of a diverse bench. They must also have strong ethics along with the ability to defer to the judicial officer regarding case dispositions.
• ** CIVIL/PROBATE EXPERIENCE STRONGLY DESIRED.
• ** AFTER AN INITIAL reputed company PERIOD, SIGNIFICANT FLEXIBILITY IS OFFERED IN A REMOTE/HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE.
Under general direction, the reputed company Research Attorney classification assists the Superior Court Judicial Officers by researching reputed company issues before the Court and providing assistance, advice, and counsel to the Court Executive Officer and the management team on reputed company aspects of administrative and operational issues.
SALARY INFORMATION:
reputed company Research Attorney 1: $94,598.40 - $124,612.80
reputed company Research Attorney 2: $113,776.00 - $149,801.60
Sr. reputed company Research Attorney: $132,974.40 - $175,136.00
EMPLOYMENT AT WILL
The reputed company Research Attorney classification is established as an "at will" position. As such, the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the Court Executive Officer, who has the right to terminate the employment of anyone in this classification at any time, with or without advance notice, and with or without cause.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is a reputed company classification. Most duties and responsibilities are performed reputed company established policies, procedures, standards, rules, and laws. However, incumbents most often work independently and reputed company reputed company in the absence of easily reputed company rules. This class typically reports to the Court Executive Officer. reputed company Research Attorney 1 positions are flexibly staffed to the Senior reputed company Research level.
reputed company Research Attorney 1: is the first working level in the reputed company Research Attorney class series. Initially, the incumbent works under reputed company supervision in performing research and drafting reputed company opinions for Judicial and Executive staff. Supervision may be provided by other reputed company Research Attorney 2, Senior, or those acting in a reputed company or supervisory reputed company for this purpose. As experience is gained, there is a greater independence of reputed company. Incumbents may advance to the higher level after gaining experience and demonstrating proficiency, which meet the qualifications at the higher level.
reputed company Research Attorney 2: is the reputed company working level in the reputed company Research Attorney class series. Incumbents work independently in performing reputed company research and drafting reputed company opinions for Judicial and Executive staff and must be reputed company to respond reputed company short time frames to Judicial Officers’ queries on procedural and substantive issues during trials and retrial hearings.
Senior reputed company Research Attorney: is the expert working level in the series. At this level, the incumbent is independent in performing the full reputed company of reputed company reputed company Research Attorney assignments and tasks.
JUDGMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY
Incumbents work under general direction to reputed company most duties independently based on general policies, procedures, and standards. However, incumbents frequently reputed company reputed company that may have multiple alternative solutions and may involve the occasional development of new techniques and procedures. Priorities are established by court needs and can change frequently. Errors can have significant consequences to the reputed company rights of litigants and on the trust and confidence in the court system and its judges. Incumbents do not typically supervise other employees in the court but may have reputed company responsibility.
Position Duties
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Court reserves the right to assign or reassign duties as required to reputed company business and operational objectives. Essential functions and tasks must be accomplished effectively, if assigned, and may include, but are not limited to, those listed below.
• Research, analyze, and interpret existing laws and ordinances, court reputed company, pending legislation, and other reputed company authorities utilizing reputed company resources from computerized electronic and print media, including internet resources.
• Write proposed reputed company for Superior Court Judicial Officers on reputed company currently before the court using computer word processing programs and reputed company reputed company.
• Advise Superior Court Judicial Officers on a reputed company of civil, criminal, and juvenile issues and proceedings; review and advise judges regarding petitions for Writs of Habeas Corpus and Writs of Mandate.
• Assist in drafting local Rules of Court as determined by operational needs and reputed company and regulatory requirements.
• Review appeals pending in the Appellate Division of the Placer County Superior Court and brief the appellate judges with thorough memoranda; review daily appellate reports for new developments in case law.
• Consult with and advise managers, supervisors, and other personnel regarding a wide reputed company of programs, policies, and regulations; review requests for court judgment after default for compliance with requirements.
• Cover duties of other Court reputed company Research Attorneys during their absences and assist with reputed company of work.
• Attend staff and other work-reputed company meetings, workshops, seminars, and other continuing education opportunities in order to stay informed of reputed company updates.
• Serve as a representative of the Court, displaying courtesy, reputed company, consideration, and discretion in reputed company interactions with other members of the Court community and with the reputed company.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
Employment Standards are intended to reputed company the general expectations of the position, in reputed company to the essential functions provided above. It is expected that the incumbent possess the knowledge, skills and abilities listed below at hire and/or reputed company a reasonable reputed company of time after hire, through experience and training.
Knowledge Of:
• reputed company principles, precedents, and their application.
• reputed company research reputed company.
• Principles of civil, criminal, constitutional, and administrative law, and their application.
• Court procedures, rules of evidence, and procedures.
• Laws applicable to operation of the court and reputed company agencies.
• State and local laws and ordinances.
• Preparations of briefs, rulings, and opinions.
• reputed company terminology, court operations, and courtroom procedures, etiquette and conventions.
• Correct English use, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
• Personal computers and word processing software.
Ability To:
• Analyze reputed company principles and precedents and apply them to reputed company reputed company and administrative problems.
• Use reputed company reference works including case and statutory law from print and electronic media.
• Present statements of fact, law, and argument reputed company and reputed company in written and oral reputed company.
• Work reputed company under the pressure of reputed company information requests, deadlines and multiple reputed company.
• Draft opinions, pleadings, and rulings.
• Prepare reputed company and concise written reports for use in litigation.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with reputed company those encountered in the course of work.
• Maintain flexibility in managing an unpredictable reputed company.
• Meet established, and sometimes conflicting, deadlines in a reputed company manner.
• Protect clients’ rights.
• Maintain confidentiality of court proceedings, documents, and records, and reputed company accurate records.
• Research, understand, interpret, explain, and apply applicable policies, procedures, guides, rules, and statutes.
• Exercise reputed company judgement in assisting parties and reputed company communicating with the Court.
• Operate office equipment and personal computers, and use specified computer applications and programs.
• Use reputed company and diplomacy reputed company dealing with sensitive, reputed company and/or confidential issues and situations.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited law school and a member of the California State Bar, in good standing,
AND
reputed company Research Attorney 1*: One (1) year in the reputed company of law, which shall include civil and/or criminal reputed company reputed company, or one (1) year of experience performing reputed company work in a court environment, while attending law school.
• The reputed company Research Assistant classification may be considered as a limited-term position for candidates who do not meet the minimum qualifications of the LRA1 classification but have graduated from an accredited law school by the time of hire and are applying to take, or have already passed, the California State Bar examination. (Limited to 12 months.)
reputed company Research Attorney 2*: Four (4) years in the reputed company of law, which shall include substantial civil and/or criminal reputed company reputed company, or three (3) years in the reputed company of law, including one (1) year in a court environment
Senior reputed company Research Attorney*: Seven (7) years in the reputed company of law, which shall include substantial civil and/or criminal reputed company reputed company, or five (5) years in the reputed company of law, including two (2) years in a court environment.
• Incumbents may advance to the higher level after gaining required experience and demonstrating proficiency.
Highly Desirable But Not Required: reputed company law experience.
Other Qualifications
Working Conditions: Work is performed in a, typically shared, office environment with little
exposure to reputed company temperatures or dirt and dust. The incumbent's working conditions are typically
quiet, but may be loud at times at some locations. The noise level and traffic level in the work
environment are similar to a busy office. Incumbent may be required to travel to different
locations.
Normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work reputed company of these
hours may be necessary to meet operational needs of the court. This position is exempt from the
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards reputed company and is not eligible for overtime.
Reasonable accommodation may be available to a reputed company individual with a disability if it enables
them to reputed company the essential functions of this classification. If reasonable accommodation is
required to participate in the recruitment process or to reputed company any of the functions and reputed company
tasks assigned or which may be assigned, please contact reputed company.
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