POSITION TITLE:                  Probate Examiner 
 
SALARY:                                $4,844.00 - $6,183.09 Monthly
                                                $58,128.00 - $74,197.08 Annually
 
WORK LOCATION:                Downtown Los Angeles 

OPENING DATE:                    06/19/2018
 
CLOSING DATE:                    Continuous 
 
EXAM:                                     R9736C
 
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:     Open Competitive 
 
  
 
Los Angeles Superior Court seeks dynamic, well-qualified, and highly-motivated individuals to work as a Probate Examiner. 

Join the Los Angeles Superior Court and work for justice and fairness. Individuals interested in becoming part of a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce that rewards performance and creativity are encouraged to apply.

Los Angeles Superior Court is the largest unified trial court in the United States with nearly 600 courtrooms presided over by 550 bench officers and 4,500 full-time employees. The Court has 40 Court locations, serving 88 cities, and 118 law enforcement agencies countywide.

Probate Examiners perform diverse, complex and specialized probate assignments requiring the use of advanced specialized knowledge of probate policies, practices and procedures; reviews and processes complex probate documents, ensuring their completeness and compliance with all applicable legal requirements; answers questions from other court staff, litigants, attorneys and the public regarding probate statutory requirements and legal processes and procedures.

For a detailed job description, please click here. Please note the requirements in the job description may vary from the requirements in the bulletin. Applicants must meet requirements stated in this bulletin.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

To qualify, you must meet one of the following minimum requirements at the time of filing:

Option I:  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree -AND- two (2) years of experience with a court, public or private law office, public administrator, public guardian, public conservator, or private professional fiduciary.

Option II:  A paralegal certificate or associate of arts degree from an accredited college, university, or educational institution -AND- four (4) years of experience with a court, public or private law office, public administrator, public guardian, public conservator, or private professional fiduciary. 

Option III: A juris doctor degree from an accredited college, university, or educational institution approved by the American Bar Association or by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California -AND- six (6) months of experience with a court, public conservator, public or private law office, public guardian, public conservator, or private professional fiduciary.
 

 

 

Part I: Qualifying evaluation of education, training and experience based upon submitted application. 
 
Part II: Applicants with the highest qualifications, as determined by this evaluation process will be invited to participate in the examination process.

Failure to submit the required documents at the time of filing will result in your application being disqualified.

• Attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format and should not exceed 10 MB per application.
• Documents must be attached prior to submitting the application. Once the application is submitted, you will not be able to edit or add documents. 

 

Applications may only be filed online. To learn how to apply online, please access the Online Employment Application Guide. Los Angeles Superior Court reserves the right to verify all submitted documentation prior to appointment. The Court will only consider completed applications submitted, along with the required documents, and will reject incomplete applications.  A resume will not substitute for a fully completed employment application.  To facilitate the full and proper consideration of your work experience, clearly specify what professional experience meets the required job qualifications.  When listing your work experience, please specify the beginning and end dates for each job you held and describe your experience for each position.   

 

Please provide a current and accurate e-mail address for the Court to communicate with you about this job opportunity.  Human Resources staff will notify all applicants of their application status via e-mail.  We recommend that you add info@governmentjobs.com to your safe senders list to avoid the notification being filtered as spam mail.

  
Los Angeles Superior Court is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process can contact the email address provided below.  For additional employment information, please click here.

Questions regarding this posting may be emailed to APatterson@lacourt.org
 

Exam #R9736C
Probate Examiner 
Applications may be submitted online at www.lacourt.org
OR via the HR computer kiosk at
Los Angeles Superior Court
Human Resources Administration
111 N. Hill Street, Room 203
Los Angeles, CA 90012