Justice System Clerk Associate

If you are passionate about helping others and you have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, we hope you will consider applying to become our newest Justice System Clerk Associate.  In this role, you will have the opportunity to serve as the first point of contact for our clients as well as provide legal clerical support to our attorneys.

About Us

The Maricopa Court Office of Public Defense Services assigns and oversees private attorneys contracted to represent indigent individuals in criminal, delinquency, dependency, mental health, and probate matters. We provide administrative support, financial oversight, integrated technology solutions and HR services to all five of Maricopa County’s Indigent Representation offices (Public Defender, Legal Defender, Legal Advocate, Public Advocate and Contract Counsel) in an effort to ensure indigent individuals have their fundamental rights protected and receive quality legal representation.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

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

• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive

• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring a 12% per paycheck contribution rate that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

• Want to learn more about the County’s Qualifying and Compensation Philosophy? Follow this link to learn more!  Work With Us | Maricopa County, AZ

We Require

• One year of clerical experience

• High school diploma or GED

• Post-secondary education may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

We Also Value

• Clerical experience in a legal, court, criminal justice, or indigent defense setting

• Bilingual English/Spanish skills

Job Contributions

• Serves as a receptionist, managing incoming calls by screening, directing, and transferring to appropriate staff

• Assists callers and in-person customers by looking up and relaying information regarding their assigned attorney, as well as upcoming court dates

• Monitors court calendar and notifies attorneys of client arrival

• Assigns attorneys to unrepresented clients in coordination with attorneys and assignment staff

• Enters assignments and payment information in the case management system

• Performs initial conflict checks

• Builds and organizes both hardcopy and electronic files

• Performs other miscellaneous routine clerical tasks as needed

Working Conditions

• Work is performed indoors in an office setting with public contact, working in a team environment, handling interruptions, and frequently changing tasks are common occurrences

• Performing work with accuracy and attention to detail, as well as under short deadlines and with time pressures, are frequent occurrences

• May be required to occasionally lift 10 pounds from floor to waist, waist to shoulder or shoulder to overhead