Attorney Assignment Specialist

Maricopa County • Phoenix, AZ

2d • $21 - $33 • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you an organized, detail-oriented multi-tasker with excellent communication skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Are you passionate about helping others and would like to start your career in the legal field? If this describes you, apply to become an Attorney Assignment Specialist with Maricopa County’s Office of Public Defense Services! In this role, you will have an opportunity to interface not only with our clients but also with the Arizona State Judicial System daily. You are responsible for the timely and accurate assignment of legal counsel or guardian ad litem to indigent clients for a variety of courts throughout the County as well as clerical duties related to the assignments.

Requirements

• Three years of progressively responsible full-time legal, court, or justice system administrative 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience using Integrated Compliance Court Information System (ICIS)
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Receives requests and makes attorney assignments in accordance with contractual guidelines
• Researches miscellaneous case information using the department case management system (CACE) and ICIS
• Creates assignments and enters payment information in CACE
• Notifies Maricopa County courts of the assignments appropriately and promptly
• Reviews court minute entries to reconcile assignment and payment requests
• Maintains attorney assignment statistics
• Answers questions regarding the Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS) and court procedures from contract attorneys, vendors, courts and indigent clients
• Attends meetings and training regarding changes of court protocol
• Provides coverage for other assignment desks as assigned
• Serves as receptionist by answering phone inquiries, sorting and distributing mail, greeting visitors, and maintaining vendor correspondence as requested

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Hybrid work schedule options
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits including access to our upcoming on-site center
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED