Paralegal Supervisor - County Attorney - Civil Division

Pima County • Tucson, AZ

17h • $26 - $37

About The Position

The Pima County Attorney's Office is hiring for a Paralegal Supervisor in the Civil Division. In addition to performing paraprofessional legal work assisting attorneys, this position is responsible for supervising all paralegals and other support staff members within their division, including monitoring schedules and payroll. This position may also provide training for other staff members when needed. Work ranges from guiding paralegals in routine assignments to autonomous decision-making in coordinating, processing, and monitoring complex and specialized legal casework.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree from an accredited college in a field such as paralegal, legal assistant, law, business, criminal justice, political science, interdisciplinary studies, regional development, communications, or a certificate of completion in paralegal or legal assistant studies from an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program at an accredited college or university or a closely related field as defined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND three years of experience as a paralegal in a public/local government law office. (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)
• OR: Two years with Pima County in a Paralegal Trainer position
• Valid driver license is at time of application
• Valid AZ driver license is at time of appointment

Responsibilities

• Performs paralegal duties and responsibilities, as found in the Paralegal and Paralegal Trainer classification descriptions
• Leads trial teams
• Supervises legal support staff, Paralegals and Paralegal Trainers
• Plans, assigns and reviews caseloads and workloads
• Provides unit/division orientation for new legal support staff employees, and acts as a resource/mentor role
• Provides training to paralegals, legal support staff and new hire attorneys on staff roles, department protocol, and internal processes
• Creates, manages and oversees employees work schedules and payroll duties in the timekeeping system
• Manages and oversees both the Attorneys and Unit calendars, in anticipation of trial/case needs
• Participates in personnel selection, staff evaluations, and other personnel issues and disciplinary actions as needed
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree