Job Description

Posting number: 202600377

Department: County Attorney

Job classification: Caseload Manager

Posting type: Open

Categories: Legal

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What are you seeking in a new position? If you’re like many others, doing something meaningful is important to you. How about work/life balance? Affordable healthcare? Comprehensive well-being programs? An excellent retirement plan with significant employer contributions?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, keep reading. You can find it all right here in Pinal County. It might be time for a change of scenery, where you can make a difference and benefit from an employer who cares for and values its people.

Pinal County proudly invests in the future of our 2000 employees every day, and we have the best team! We offer a wide range of impressive benefits, including retirement plans that are among the best Arizona has to offer! Just take a look:

Working at Pinal County is an investment in YOU.

Apply today and find out why Pinal County is more than just a job.

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Track and process all court appointments that come into the office, consisting of all felonies, misdemeanors, and mental health cases.

Examples of duties

• Receive all initial appearance paperwork and enter all new cases into database.
• File legal pleading with courts, process court papers according to court procedures.
• Create files and ensure they are directed to the appropriate attorneys/staff for further handling.
• Handle intake calls and walk-in clients that come into the office.
• Schedule interviews, court hearings, meetings and attorney's calendar items, notify clients as directed.
• Explain general court processes and procedures to clients.
• Act as point of contact for clients with pending cases who need to check in periodically regarding court dates and charging decisions, to schedule appointments, court dates, and self-surrenders.
• Explain basic processes to family members of clients.
• Check on whether or not complaints and other documents have been filed in a timely manner.
• Contact the jail and court staff to ensure release orders are completed timely.
• Enter all charging decision information into database and ensure timely database upkeep.
• Receive all disclosure and complete conflict checks on all witnesses/victims listed.
• Make sure all assignments and reassignments made by supervisor are done correctly with database in order for events to appear correctly on attorney calendars.
• Provide work support to intake attorney, to include scheduling appointments and contact visits at the jail and prepare pleadings and correspondence as necessary.
• Assist the supervisor in court every Friday, which includes preparing files, calendar.
• Speak with out-of-custody client to prepare them to appear in front of a judge with the supervisor.
• Take notes during court and provide information to the attorney and/or court.
• Close all case files upon disposition of the case and ensure accurate disposition information is entered.
• Assign destruction dates (as defined by supervisor) to all closed cases.
• Act as Administrative User for database (JustWare).
• Act as back-up for Office Manager.
• Provide Notary Public services as needed.
• To promote and adhere to the workplace values of accountability, commitment, and teamwork to help enrich lives beyond expectation.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records, and restricted County information.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three (3) years of administrative, customer service and computer experience.
• Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience may substitute for the minimum requirements.

Supplemental information

• Knowledge of database system (Justware).
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. The work also requires the ability to finger, handle, perform repetitive motion, hear, speak, and demonstrate mental and visual acuity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in a safe and secure work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.

The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications and position funding; starting salaries above the first quartile require additional approval.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value

professionalism and respect for others. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process, we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration,

which may impact your future Pinal County applications.

Offers of employment are valid only if provided in writing and approved by Pinal County Human Resources.

All qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States are welcome to apply.

However, visa sponsorship is not available.

Pinal County does not participate in STEM Optional Practical Training (STEM OPT).

Pinal County requires pre-employment screening, which includes a Motor Vehicle Record check, a comprehensive background check (encompassing employment, education, and criminal history), and drug testing for safety-sensitive roles. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. Employment offers are contingent on successful pre-employment screening. If driving is a requirement of the position, you must have a valid Arizona State Driver's License in accordance with Arizona State Law.

Work in this classification requires an individual to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties, just as though they were actually written out in this description.