QUALIFICATION STANDARDS; Number:_ 1600501 Re: Revised QS for Legal Assistant | and I! Positions; 16 MAY QS for Legal Assistant III Position Promulgated: ee RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Section 3, Article IX-B of the 1987 Constitution provides that “the Civil Service Commission as the central personnel agenoy of the Government shall establish a career service and adopt measures to promote morale efficiency, integrity xxx. It shall strengthen the merit and rewards system, integrate all human resources development programs for all levels and ranks, xxx’, WHEREAS, Section 12(1), Chapter 3, Title ! (A). Book V of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987), provides that the Commission shall administer and enforce the constitutional and statutory provisions in the merit system for all levels and ranks in the Givil Service: WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 6758 or the “Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989" directed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to establish and administer 2 unified Compensation and Position Classification System among others; WHEREAS, the same law provides that the Compensation and Position Classification System shall be applied to all positions, appointive or elective, on full or part- time bases, now existing or herealter created in the government, including government- ‘owned or controlled corporations and government financial institutions; WHEREAS, Undersecretary Richard E. Moye of the DBM, in his letter dated February 3, 2016, informed the Commission of the creation of the new class title of Legal Assistant (LA) Ill, SG-14 under the Legal Counseling Group, Legal and Judicial Service, as part of their continuing effort in strengthening the corps of professionals in the government; WHEREAS, the comparative matrix of the duties and responsibilities for the Legal Assistant series of positions according to DBM Is, as follows: ARES Legal Assistant SG-10 | Legal Assistant, SG-42 | Leg: | Definition’ | Definition: Definition: tant Il, SG-14 R. PAS Under general supervision and with | Under general supervision and with | Under general supervision and with | = limited iattude for teexercise of | some laftude for the exercise cf | some lailude for the exercise of |= independent judgment, performs | independent judgment, performs | independent judgment, performs | 3 cult responsible work | dificult responsible work requiring | Z | simple but responsible protessonal | somewhat a | work fequring trang, moderte | taining, moderate experience snd | | experience and a broad knowledge | a good knowledge of legal work | of legal work | 2 Public Sorsiev IBP Read, Constinion Hil Che + a9 -7U8502-THH-8OMD + esepila webanlc8Revised OS for Legal Assistant Postions; page 2 gal Assistant |, 86-10 S642 Legal Assistant Il, SG-14 | Actual Bute: + Performs routine professional legal work + Assists in the drafting of legal opinions and memoranda; * Conducts legal research work; and + Does related work that may be assigned from time to time Legal Assistant Fatuel Qutes dificult iegal work; complicated nature; *» Does related work «+ Performs varied retatvely « Prepares! drafts pleadings, legal opinions and memoranda, | * Conducts legal research work of assigned from time to ime. Aa and that may be « Suppor case preparation by preparing case summaries and materia * Assists lawyers during | representations in courts * Does felted work that may be assigned from time tual Ou |» Performs varied relatively | | dificutt legal work: i | WHEREAS, based on the differences in the class definition and actual duties, Undersecretary Moya proposed the adoption of the following qualification standards for the Legal Assistant Ill position: POSITION ($G-14) [Tegal Aesision [EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE Bachelor's T year of relevant degree relevant experience to the job _ TRAINING] 4 hours of relevant | raining ELIGIBILITY —} Career Service (Professionally Second Level Eligibility WHEREAS, in the 1997 Revised Qualification Standards Manual, the approved QS for the Legal Assistant | and Legal Assistant {! positions are as fol lows: POSITION [EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE | TRAINING iBiliTy | Legal Assistant! | Bachelors degree | None required | None required | Career Service Professional (86-10) | rlevant tone job | Second Level Eligibility | | | i | | | Legal Assistant | Bachelor's degree | None required [None required | Career Service (Proiessionally 1 Executive Order No. ($6.12) rel nt to th Second Level Eligiil WHEREAS, Section 4, Rule IV of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V of 292 and other pertinent Civil Service Laws provides that the Commission shall adopt qualification standards for service-wide positions in the first and second levels and shall review and update, whenever necessary, those already established WHEREAS, the Commission deems it necessary to review and update the existing qualification requirements of the Legal Assistant | and Legal Assistant Ii positions in the light_2 of the duties and responsibilities of the Legal Assisiants series of positions as determined(by 2% DBM, such that the education requirements are made specific and appropriate to the fidk_z_§ and that the training requirements observe proper gredation; WHEREAS, an evaluation of the du py é and responsibilities of the Legal Assistant |, 1 © and Ill positions shows that subject positions require basic knowledge of the Philippine laws rules, and jurisprudence, as well as legal management. The positions also require general know-how in legal research and legal procedures: familiarity with prescribed legal forms and LA bn Ff Chiet PerFeviced 3 for Lege Assistant Postons: page 3 legal terms; and good file management and retrieval system. In the aspect of work difficulty, the following are its marked progression: [ Legal Assistant Performs routinary fling and retrieval of legal documents, assistance in drafting legal correspondences and conducts simple legal research [ag “Assisiant It Performs legal research of complicated nature and prepares legel drafts and | correspondences | Legal Assistant If Prepares case summaries and materials, drafis court notes and es L WHEREFORE, the Commission RESOLVES to AMEND the existing qualification standards for Legal Assistant | and Legal Assistant Il and ADOPT the qualification standards for Legal Assistant } rapport and relationship necessary in resolving assigned case I position, as follows: POSITION | EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE TRAINING ELIGIBILITY i ee eseeel| Legal Assistant | BS Legal None required None required | Career Sanice (S6-10) Management, AB | Professional) Paralegal Studies, | Law, Political | Second Level Science or other | Eligibility | alied courses i | Legal Assistant ir | BS Legal None required | @hours oftraining | Career Service (86-12) Management, AB | relevant to egal | (Professional) Paralegal Studies, | | work, such as legal Law, Political ethics, legal ‘Seoond Level Science or other research and | Eigiity | | allied courses writing, or legal | i procedure j | Legal Assistant i | BS Legal T year experience | Shows cfiraining | Career Service | (86-14) Management, AB | in legal work such | relevant to legal | (Professional { Paralegel Studies, | es preparation of | work, such as legal | Law, Political | pleadings. tegal | ethics, legal | Second Level Science or other | opinions and research and | Eiigititty allied courses memoranda or | writing, oriegal | | 1 legal research procedure | } CeRevised QS for Legal Assistant Positions; page 4 The Commission FURTHER RESOLVES that the qualification standards shall be the bases of the Civil Service Commission in attesting appointments to subject positions in the government, This Resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) calendar days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in @ newspaper of general circulation Quezon City. Aeeeen ALICIA deia ROSA - BALA Chairperson ROBERT S. Monet NIEVES L. OSORIO Commission Commissioner Attested By: DOLORES §. BONIFACIO Director IV ‘Commission Secretariat and Liaison Office = & eo'eoaveteteaan