Legal Support Specialist

Posting Date

07/15/25

Application Deadline

07/22/25

Pay Range

$21.00 - $35.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

County Attorney

About the Position

This position is responsible for providing specialized secretarial support to attorneys by preparing legal documents such as petitions, briefs, legal opinions, pleadings, motions, complaints, and indictments.

About the Office of the County Attorney

We believe in integrity. We believe in justice for all. We are also proud to deliver high-quality prosecution, comprehensive victim services, crime prevention programs, and more to the residents of Maricopa County. If you would like to utilize your talents and skills to stand up for Maricopa County, apply today, and join our team!

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 upcoming on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Two years of experience in a legal setting and knowledge of legal documents and proceedings

• High school diploma or GED

• Post-secondary education may substitute for up to one year of the experience requirement

We Also Value

• Applicants with previous Maricopa County Attorney's Office experience, a certificate of completion from an accredited secretarial school, a legal secretary training program, or work experience in a public or private law firm as a legal secretary

Job Contributions

• Under the direction of staff attorneys, assist with the preparation and filing of correspondence, legal documents, and briefs from hard copy, oral, or mechanical dictation on a personal computer

• Type and prepare complaints, indictments, and related charging documents. Retrieve and distribute electronic pleadings and minute entries

• File documents with the court, create and maintain case files, and enter and retrieve case information from various databases. Utilize external databases to access and retrieve criminal history and case information

• Some documents need to be generated in person, such as the Grand Jury, where the packet needs to be created and placed on the mail log to go over to the Grand Jury Bureau. If the run is missed, documents will need to be walked over to the grand jury.  

• Some subpoenas such as Grand jury subpoenas require the creation of the subpoenas, then have the bureau chief review, and sign the subpoenas; these need to be walked over to the grand jury bureau to be certified prior to notifying the officer that the subpoena(s) are ready to be picked up to be served.

• Some cases are sealed by the court; these require staff to generate paper copies of the motions and orders to be walked down to the 1st floor receptionist area for the runner to take over to the Court to file – e-filing is not accepted on sealed cases

• Mail is picked up from the mail distribution area and placed in the attorney and/or paralegal mailboxes or delivered to the assigned support staff.

• Some agencies still submit paper submittals. Staff must research whether all the pages have been accurately scanned into Karpel. If all the pages are not in Karpel, these submittals will need to be rescanned into Karpel.

• The signed plea agreement needs to be scanned into Karpel. After scanning, the staff need to let the assigned DCA know that the plea has been u