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Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Legal Services Division
100 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

The primary function of the CINA (Child In Need of Assistance) Caseload Legal Assistant is to manage a legal caseload and assist an assigned attorney with preparing cases that enables the department to protect and provide safe permanent placements, in conjunction with other services, to vulnerable children who have been abused and/or neglected and in need of BCDSS assistance.

Please describe in detail any job duties relating to the minimum qualifications stated below and include any computer software experience ( Excel, CHESSIE, Powerpoint, Word etc.)  used in the each of the positions you held.

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Experience: One (I) year experience in administrative or professional work.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute additional experience in administrative staff or professional work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute additional graduate level education at an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 semester credit hours for each year of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work that included the regular independent judgment and analysis in applying and interpreting complex administrative plans, policies, rules or regulations or analysis of operational programs or procedures with recommendations for improvement on a year to year basis for the required education and experience.

Preferred Qualification: Prior Experience with a government agency performing administrative duties within a legal department.

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

The examination will consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience relating to the requirements of the position.

The incumbent in this position is a member of a covered bargaining unit and will be required to pay a bi-weekly service fee to the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred. if the online application process is not available, please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire (if applicable) to:

DHR Examination Services Unit,
311 W. Saratoga Street, First Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Or fax requested information to: 410-333-0882.  Do not submit unsolicited documentation. The paper application must be received by 5 PM on the closing date for the recruitment.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay, 1-800-925-4434.
 
We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.