This examination will remain open until the needs of LACERA are met and may close without prior notice.
TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:Open Competitive OpportunityExamination Information:Examination Number: 9-9235-H, Job Bulletin Number: 25-22
COMPENSATION:$7,150.82 - $9,379.00 Monthly
BENEFITS:Benefits include a cafeteria benefit plan (14.5% - 17% of monthly salary), annual leave, defined benefit retirement plan, Savings Plan (401k), and Deferred Compensation Plan (457) (both with employer matching up to 4%), 13 paid holidays per year, a hybrid work schedule, and a ride share program.
About Lacera
The
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)administers and manages the $87+ billion retirement fund for the County of Los Angeles. We provide retirement, disability, and death benefits to eligible County Employees and their Beneficiaries, and collect, deposit, invest, and manage retirement funds collected from the County, Outside Districts, and County Employees. LACERA is one of the largest county retirement associations in the United States with over 194,000 members. Our Membership is comprised of individuals from a diverse range of careers, age groups, and ethnicity - all contributing to the greater welfare of Los Angeles County. LACERA also manages the $4.5 billion OPEB Master Trust whose purpose is to pre-fund OPEB Program medical, dental, and vision benefits for participating employers.
LACERA is located in Gateway Plaza at 300 North Lake Avenue in the beautiful City of Pasadena. The building is easily accessible from the Foothill Freeway (210) and the Metro Lake Station. We offer convenient free parking for staff members in our secure structure adjacent to the building in addition to a robust rideshare program providing commuting alternatives such as ride-matching, vanpool, carpool, parking services and more. Prioritizing health, well-being, and sustainability, Gateway Plaza is a Class “A” office building, LEED Gold Certified and EPA Energy Star Certified. With a Walkability Score of 91, LACERA staff members easily enjoy the approximately 150 shops, food, and dining options that makeup the popular South Lake Avenue District.
Our members dedicate their careers contributing to the welfare of Los Angeles County. For their service, the County contributes to their promised benefits, and LACERA is dedicating to serving them in return throughout their career and their life afterwards.
Our Core Values:
I ACT(Integrity, Inclusivity, Innovation, Accountability, Collaboration, and Transparency),serve as our cultural guide and foundation in meeting our mission. As a member-focused government agency, we abide by our core values to ensure the public's trust, operate efficiently and cost effectively, and provide our members with their promised benefits.
About The Position
The current vacancy is in the Investments and Commercial Transactions Section of the Legal Division. This position will be part of a team of attorneys, legal analysts, and secretarial support that provide legal advice and representation on investment issues as well as transactional support to LACERA and its Boards of Retirement and Investments, the Executive Office, the Investment Division, and other divisions as needed in investing the pension plan assets to provide benefits to members and their beneficiaries. Issues will include interpretation of state regulations, AML/KYC rules, the Internal Revenue Code, and other tax rules, registration requirements with regulatory agencies, and analyzing historical documents, policies, and procedures that may affect the pension plan and its investments as part of a complex global portfolio.
The position will involve filling out investment related questionnaires, forms, registrations, subscription agreements for commingled funds, maintaining title holding entities in the real estate portfolio, drafting minutes and resolutions for the same, assisting with investment closings, managing tax returns and applying for tax exemptions, submitting country registrations and powers of attorney to custodians, processing invoices and keeping logs and spreadsheets updated. It will also involve research, analysis, troubleshooting, and responding to internal client requests.
The Legal Division is comprised of a Chief Counsel, Senior Staff Counsels, Staff Counsels, Legal Analysts, and Legal Secretaries. Legal staff work in one of four sections: Litigation and Employment, Investments and Commercial Transactions, Benefits, and Disability.
Vacancy Information:The current vacancy is in the Investments and Commercial Transactions Section; however, the resulting eligible register can be used to fill both current and future vacancies throughout the Legal Division.
Work Schedule:This full-time position is required to work a 5/40 schedule (e.g. an eight (8) hour day, Monday through Friday). LACERA offers a hybrid work environment, and this position may be eligible to telework up to three (3) days per week depending on the needs of the Legal Division and LACERA.
To view the complete job description for this classification, please click Legal Analyst, LACERA.
SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
Option 1
Certificate of completion of a paralegal training program approved by the American Bar Association or accredited by the California Department of Education or by an equivalent accrediting agency from another state or meeting the definition of a Paralegal under California Business and Professions Code Section 6450 and three (3) years' experience in a legal office performing paralegal or similar duties in the public or private sector.
Option 2
Graduation from an accredited law school with one year of experience in a legal office performing paralegal or similar duties inthe public or private sector.
Other Requirements:Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of this classification, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Physical Class Ii
2 - Light. Physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit, and occasional bending, walking, stooping or squatting. Incumbents sit for extended periods of time. Work is performed in an office environment in a controlled climate.
Desirable Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience analyzing and reviewing documents regarding the purchase and sale of improved real estate.
- Demonstrated experience with tax issues, including tax returns and exemption forms.
- Demonstrated experience maintaining companies, such as corporations, LLCs and partnerships, including their formation, annual registration, and dissolution.
- Demonstrated experience drafting corporate minutes, consents, resolutions and maintaining corporate minute books.
- Demonstrated experience analyzing and reviewing subscription agreements, investor questionnaires, KYC/AML forms, and similar documents for alternative investment transactions.
- Demonstrated experience with matter management software, maintaining logs, spreadsheets and calendaring deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience filling out country registrations and powers of attorney for custodian and sub custodian accounts.
- Demonstrated experience processing and reviewing invoices for legal services.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing WESTLAW, LEXIS and other on-line research resources.
- Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint.
- Demonstrated experience working with Adobe to format, edit and manipulate pdfs.
- Demonstrated experience working with matter and document management software.
To receive credit for the above desirable qualifications, your application
mustclearly describe your experience.
Knowledge of: Legal issues related to investment and transactional matters; correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary; interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy; customer services skills; principles and applications of Adobe and the Microsoft Office Applications including Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and Excel as well as legal research tools such as Lexis and Westlaw.
Ability to:Communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing and maintain effective relationships with public and staff; pay attention to detail; understand and follow oral and written directions; provide leadership; work with minimum supervision; and plan and organize their work and the work of others effectively; work under pressure to meet deadlines and other time constraints; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff internally and externally; organizational skills, including maintaining logs and spreadsheets. Ability to work with matter management software, participate in the implementation and roll out of such software and manage team projects and analytics.
EXAMINATION CONTENT: This selection process will consist of:
Part I:A qualifying evaluation of application information and the desirable qualifications.
Only the highest qualified applicants, as determined under Part I, will be invited to continue in the selection process under Part II.
Part II:An Appraisal (Oral) Interview weighted 100%.
The appraisal (oral) interview will assess the applicant's knowledge, experience, and general ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
Those candidates which are determined eligible for hire under the Los Angeles County's Civil Services Rules may be invited to the selection process which may be comprised of a selection interview to determine the candidate's fit for the position and/or job-related assessments.
APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR HIGHER ON THE WEIGHTED PORTIONS OF THE EXAMINATION IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.
Passing this examination and being placed on the eligible register does not guarantee an offer of employment.
Those candidates which are determined eligible for hire under the Los Angeles County's Civil Services Rules may be invited to the selection process which may be comprised of a selection interview(s) and/or job-related assessment(s).
EXAMINATIONNOTIFICATIONSAll notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address.
Please addsnorton@lacera.gov, andinfo@governmentjobs.com, to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.Test scores/results cannot be given over the telephone.
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ELIGIBLEINFORMATIONThe names of candidates receiving a passing grade will be placed on the eligible register, in the order of their score group, for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.
APPLICATIONANDFILINGINFORMATION
Application must be submitted online.Applicants can check the status of their applications at any time by logging into their account onwww.governmentjobs.com.
Failure to provide complete information on the employment application and on the supplemental questionnaire will impact the assessment of an applicant's qualifications and acceptance in the selection process.
The acceptance of an employment application depends upon whether or not an applicant has provided adequate information that clearly demonstrates meeting the Selection Requirements for the position as stated above. Please complete the application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and completely. The information provided in the supplemental questionnaire must be reflected in the application to be considered.
Applications submitted without the complete work history and the supplemental questions completed in their entirety will be rejected as incomplete. "See application" or "See resume" or copy and paste of work experience is not sufficient or qualifying responses.
Resumeswillnotbeacceptedinlieuofthecompletedapplicationorsupplementalquestionnaire.
Education
In the space provided for education, include the names and addresses of schools attended, and number of credits, degree, and/or certificate(s) earned.
In order to receive credit for any college course work, or college degree, such as an Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate degree, or for completion of a certificate program, you must include a legible copy of the official diploma, official and/or unofficial transcripts, or an official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization or official certificate(s) at the time of filing or within ten (10) business days from application submission date.
Applicants must provide the appropriate attachments during the application submission, email the documentation tohumanresources@lacera.gov within ten (10) business days of filing. Failure to provide the appropriate documentation may result in your application being rejected as incomplete and will be removed from consideration.
Accreditation Information:Accredited institutions are those listed in publications of regional, national or international accrediting agencies. Publications such as American Universities and Colleges and International Handbook of Universities are acceptable references. Also acceptable, if appropriate, are degrees that have been evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE)
Applicants must provide the appropriate attachments during application submission, email the documentation tohumanresources@lacera.govwithin ten (10) business days of filing. Please include the examination title and number on the documentation.
Failure to provide the appropriate documentation may result in your application being rejected as incomplete and will be removed from consideration.
Work Experience
Your employment history should be listed in order, beginning with the most recent.
For each job held, provide the name and address of your employer, your job titles, beginning and end dates, description of work performed, salary earned, and reason for leaving.
If you have worked in more than one position for one employer, please list each job title and/or area of assignment separately to demonstrate your experience in various assignments/occupational areas.
Part-time experience will be evaluated based on its fractional equivalent of a 40-hour workweek. All required experience must be paid.
All Required Experience Must Be Paid.
This position may require working evenings, weekends, and holidays.
TO APPLY ONLINE GO TO:www.lacera.gov and click on the Careers link, orwww.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacera.Faxed, emailed, or hard copy (paper) applications will not be accepted.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIESFor candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
Candidate(s) who complete examination process with acceptable results will be considered by the Department hiring authority. Upon a conditional offer of employment, a comprehensive background investigation will be conducted, which includes verification of experience, and/or education, credit history, and fingerprinting through the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
IMPORTANT NOTE:Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT. Utilizing verbiage from the Classification Specification, Selection Requirements, and/or Desirable Qualificationsserving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION and you may be DISQUALIFIED. Applications may be rejected at any stage of the examination process.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO)
LACERA is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. LACERA will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.
Requests for accommodation:humanresources@lacera.gov
Teletype Telephone: (800) 899-4099
Department Contact Name: Sharon Norton
Department Email: humanresources@lacera.gov
