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Legal Process Clerk

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City and County of San Francisco

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United States , San Francisco

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Salary:

71318.00 - 86684.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

This is a Temporary Exempt (TEX) Category 17- Limited one (1) year duration position in the Public Defender’s office, which provides legal representation to persons charged with a crime in San Francisco who do not have the financial means to retain their own counsel.

Job Responsibility:

  • Reviews, processes, routes, files, records such as marriage licenses, fictitious name statements, etc and retrieves legal documents such as court orders
  • Responds to in-person and telephone inquires from the public, attorneys, litigants, witnesses, victims, police and other law enforcement agencies
  • checks files and computer records to locate requested information
  • provides information regarding court and office procedures
  • Operates computer terminal to perform record researches and data entry functions
  • Types forms, memoranda, correspondence and notices
  • assembles legal papers and case files
  • Files motions and other legal papers in Superior and Municipal Courts
  • Makes entries in the Register of actions
  • maintains registers of cases bound over to Superior Court
  • Tallies and records dispositions of cases
  • Distributes mail and delivers legal papers to courtroom
  • Obtains records of prior convictions and imprisonment of felons by contacting criminal justice agencies
  • Reviews and routes motions to expunge and to seal and destroy records
  • Examines legal documents to determine acceptability for recording or filing assesses and collects fees and taxes
  • Answers questions pertaining to regulation requirements of documents
  • complies by departmental customer service policies in dealing with the general public

Requirements:

One (1) year (equivalent of 2,000 hours) of verifiable experience processing and/or researching documents in accordance with laws, codes and/or regulations in a legal, governmental, real estate or financial services environment

Nice to have:

  • Excellent customer service or customer relations track record
  • answering high-volume calls and responding to numerous inquiries from the public and public defender clients
  • Bilingual skills: speak, read and write in both English and another language
  • Experience working in a legal or law office environment (within the last five years)
  • Experience working in an organization that works with communities with a history of disenfranchisement or discrimination, such as the poor and working class, mental health and chemical dependency, etc.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 14, 2026

Expiration:
February 23, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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