DEPT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

Our vision is to make Arizona’s community safer by delivering effective rehabilitative services to the young people entrusted to our care.

The mission of the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is to provide the young people in our care with evidence-based rehabilitative services that enhance their well-being and equip them with the skills and resources they need to thrive as successful members of society.

LEGAL ASSISTANT

Job Location:

Central Office/Legal Services

100 N. 15th Ave Suite 103

Phoenix, Arizona 85007

https://adjc.az.gov/

Posting Details:

Salary: $36,779.00 - $58,000.00*

*Salary dependent upon experience 

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 12/15/2024

Job Summary:

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) is seeking a Legal Assistant to provide administrative support for the Legal Systems Bureau by ensuring prompt and professional communication with legal system stakeholders, judicial officers and internal staff on court matters, due process proceedings, releases and discharges, and sex offenders registration matters. In addition, this position maintains all legal, due process, and court-documentation for the Legal System Bureau and ensures timely and accurate record keeping and communication. ADJC wants you to come join our talented and diverse Legal team. At ADJC you will have the ability to collaborate in a team oriented environment.

Job Duties:

• Schedule due process proceedings pertaining to parole suspension, revocation, and appeals
• Prepare and distribute the hearing file to the assigned hearing officer
• Ensure proper documentation of hearing results; process any motions or appeals and related documentation
• Research, prepare, maintain and update court hearings schedule for the weekly court hearing calendar, scheduling hearings for Legal Bureau personnel
• Track and confirm court hearings with judicial divisions statewide and ensure virtual link accuracy for virtual hearings
• Monitor and facilitate awareness of and timely compliance with court orders through documentation, communication and follow-up
• Monitor and maintain the domains for which Legal is the process owner, including the A-Form and Discharge domains; ensure timely and accurate processing of discharges
• Schedule and provide documentation of Absolute Discharge Appeals Board proceedings
• Monitor, process, track and document other critical legal processes including litigation register, DNA requests, fingerprinting, restitution and judicial officer list
• Maintain standard work for assigned duties and update as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• State and Federal laws as it pertains to Juveniles
• Constitutional rights of juveniles in a secure care setting
• Arizona court procedures and processes

Skill in:

• Tactful communication under pressure
• Written and oral communication to internal and external stakeholders
• Diplomatic cooperative problem-solving
• Computer software to include but not limited to Google Suites
• Create and maintain informative communication tools including standard work and spreadsheets
• Time management with competing deadlines
• Multi-tasking
• Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with Agency staff and government agencies
• Reviewing and applying ADJC policy to complex situations

Ability to:

• Computer programs including Google Suites, Microsoft Suites, Internet and Intranet
• Learn ADJC and court database systems
• Research using public and government databases
• Write clear, concise explanations and updates for court personnel including judicial officers
• Operate autonomously
• Learn and apply agency p