Submittal to the Board of Supervisors County of Riverside, State of California Submittal Date: August 13, 2002*

include but are not limited to preparing legal documents, transcribing from audio tapes or hand written drafts, creating various legal documents such as writs and motions, maintaining client files, data entry, as well as filing and reception duties. The department agrees with the finding.

An office assistant could do some of the above duties. An office assistant salary range is $8.56 to $13.38 per hour. A legal transcriber salary range is $11.55 to $18.19 per hour. The department agrees with the finding.

When the legal transcriber is out of the office and the deputy public defender is in court the office is closed. During these times no one is available to answer phones, assist clients and visitors. The department agrees with the finding, with supplemental information. The office is staffed by a legal transcriber at all times except during the lunch hour and when the transcriber is required to take documents to court. The latter occurs on the average of twice a day, for approximately ten to fifteen minutes each time.

There are five vacant offices in the suite housing the deputy public defender's office. These offices are equal in size and quality to those currently occupied by the deputy public defender and staff. The department agrees with the finding, with supplemental information. The portions of the office suite dedicated to the library and break areas are in the back portion of the suite, making the physical division of the suite somewhat problematic.