Process Clerk

Legal Process Clerk Classification: 8106 Legal Process Clerk Status: Full-Time Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (PEX) Category 18 Application Opening: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Application Deadline: by 11:45pm on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Compensation: $71,318 - $86,684 / Annually Recruitment ID: RTF0163269-01110976 This is a Permanent Exempt (PEX) Category 18- Limited two (2) years duration The Public Defender's office provides legal representation to persons charged with a crime in San Francisco who do not have the financial means to retain their own counsel. Each year, the office serves approximately 20,000 people. The San Francisco Public Defender's office is a nationally recognized model of public defense. The Public Defender provides legal staffing for each of the misdemeanor and felony preliminary hearing and trial courts, the Mental Health and Youth Defender Unit divisions, the Community Justice Center, Domestic Violence Court, Behavioral Health Court, Veterans' Justice Court, Drug Court, Intensive Supervision court, Parole Court, Young Adult Court, and Extradition. Job Description Under supervision, this position in the Public Defender's Office is responsible for but not limited to: 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 Working Conditions: This position may require onsite work 5 days a week 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. This position is located at 555 7th Street, San Francisco, cross street Bryant near the Hall of Justice and the Jails, by 6th Street, the Tenderloin District. Note: Legal Process Clerks may specialize in any of the PDR functional areas or may perform in multiple units. Qualifications Required before applying: Applicants must fully meet the minimum qualifications by the final filing deadline unless otherwise stated: Experience: 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 Desirable Qualifications: Excellent customer service and other public-facing support role in a high volume environment by exemplifying professionalism at all times and able to de-escalate conflicts as needed. Experience working with underserved communities, particularly helping individuals who are un-housed and/or suffering from addiction or mental health issues. Collaborative by exemplifying teamwork, working effectively with others to achieve collective goals Strong work ethic of reliability in attendance, punctuality and dedication to the job by consistently meeting or exceeding expectations Highly adaptable by embracing change and challenges and adjusting quickly to new situations Track record of showing integrity and initiative by taking proactive actions without always waiting for instructions Bilingual skills: speak, read and write in both English and another language. Note: (Bilingual Candidates moving forward in the selection process will be subject to a language proficiency test given by the City and County of San Francisco); Experience working in a legal or law office environment, particularly criminal, juvenile or immigration law Verification of Experience and/or Education Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco. All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Selection Procedures Applications will be screened and evaluated for qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be implemented in order to determine candidate's qualifications. Only qualified candidates whose experience best meets the needs of the position will be selected to continue on to additional steps in the selection process, which may include an interview. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement. Qualified applicants with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation in the selection process must contact the Agency by phone at (415) 554-6000 or, if hearing impaired at (415) 554-6015 (TTY). How To Apply Submit application through SmartRecruiters by the filing deadline of 11:45pm on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and include the followings as an attachment to your application. Resume Employment Verification to show and support that you meet the minimum qualifications. Note: Employment Verifications should be on a company letterhead with the job title, dates of employment, full time or part time, job duties, and with a wet signature by your direct supervisor or Human Resources representative. Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit and begin the application process. Select the Announcement: Job Code & Title Select the "I'm Interested" button and follow instructions on the screen Applicants may be contacted by email bout this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com). Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the recruitment analyst, Stephanie Aquino at

Created: 2026-03-06