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Induction, Deduction, and Your Career
Government
Legal Staff
Trusts and Estates
Min 2 yrs required
Probate Examiner The candidate: Reviews guardianship and conservatorship probate cases by examining pleadings for sufficiency as to form, content and procedural requirements of the statutes, court rules and policy; Summarizes petitions, replies, objections, and responses; Reviews accounting documentation as to income, disbursements, assets and surety bonds; Identifies defects in filings and returns to originating party with explanation of findings; Recommends judicial action in matters that are in order and may be approved on verified petition; Prepares files for hearing and attends hearings to respond to judicial officer questions; Answers questions from the public and attorneys; Provides drop-in and telephone assistance to self-represented litigants on all probate issues including name changes; Researches probate statutes and case law and briefs for Probate Judges; and Other duties as assigned.
Qualification and Experience
The candidate must have knowledge of: Legal terminology and legal procedures; Functions and purpose of guardianship and conservatorship probate laws; Basic accounting and bookkeeping methods and practices; Provisions of the Probate Code, Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Revenue, Taxation Codes and other related statutes; Rules promulgated by the Judicial Council and Superior Court rules which are regularly applied in the examination of petitions for conservatorship, guardianship, probate of wills and other actions requiring approval of the Probate Court; Legal procedures and documents pertaining to all probate-related matters; Word processing and spreadsheet software applications. Should have Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution; AND 2+ or more years' employment experience with a court, with a public or private law office, in a probate-related capacity, or with a public guardian or conservator or a private professional fiduciary OR Paralegal certificate from an accredited educational institution; AND 4+ years' of employment experience with a court, with a public or private law office, in a probate-related capacity, or with a public guardian or conservator or a private professional fiduciary. Application deadline: February 1, 2019.
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