Posting Date

08/26/24

Application Deadline

09/02/24

Pay Range

$19.15 - $29.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Justice Courts

About the Position

Ready to start your career in a legal field supporting the Justice Courts?

As the Administrative Assistant (Judicial Clerk), you will support the court's operations, including servicing a busy front counter, accepting payments for fines, filing, docketing, and other administrative functions in one or more areas of the court.

This recruitment will be used to fill vacancies in various locations throughout Maricopa County’s Justice Courts. 

About Us

The Maricopa County Justice Courts in Arizona, is one of the largest, most innovative, and progressive justice courts in the nation. There are 26 justice courts in Maricopa County that provide professional judicial services to court users to obtain timely and economic justice within their community. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, employee training, professional growth opportunities, and generous tuition reimbursement. We invite you to begin and advance your career with us as we continue on the path to providing exceptional and quality services to the citizens we serve.

Proud to Offer

• Perform work with a greater purpose

• Growth and stability since 1871

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System; this defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Paid vacation, sick, and parental (birth/adoption) leaves

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

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We Require

• Two years of clerical, customer service, cash handling, and/or data entry experience  

• High school diploma or GED 

• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

We Also Value

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills 

• Experience processing the following case types: criminal misdemeanors, criminal traffic, civil traffic, eviction actions/forcible detainers, regular civil, small claims, orders of protection/injunction against harassment 

Job Contributions

• Provide quality customer service and assist the general public, law enforcement agents, and attorneys over the phone and at the counter with understanding legal filing procedures, associated fees, and fines, and where to locate court-related forms

• Review legal documents for sufficient information, conformity, jurisdiction, completeness, timeliness, and supporting documents

• Schedule and amend the court docket, coordinate court dates, and issue appearance and release orders notices

• Prepare bench warrants and releases, issue summonses, subpoenas, minute entries, certified copies, and other court forms

• File and retrieve legal documents and materials from an automated case management tracking system

• Maintain the order of documents, identify those for transfer to the archives, and purge records according to the retention schedule

• Collect, post, receipt, and reconcile monetary transactions daily

Working Conditions

• Work primarily occurs in an office setting

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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