Court Administrative Assistant - $39,178-$48,972

Gila County Government | Globe, AZ

Posted Date 4/16/2024
Description

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Court Administrative Assistant - Clerk of the Court - $39,178-$48,972

Globe, AZ - Full Time

  • The purpose of this position is to provide legal, clerical and customer service support for an assigned area of the Gila County Superior Court.

  • This position processes appeals and post-conviction relief petitions, mental health, juvenile dependencies, severance, adoptions, Title 8 guardianships and coordinates Arbitrated cases.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Prioritizes, calendars and processes appeals; processes post-conviction relief (PCR) petitions and prepares minute entries to appoint attorney for defendant; monitors pending petitions; dockets, scans, and files notices and orders relating to PCR petitions and provides related statistics for reports.
  • Dockets, scans, indexes, files, and analyzes legal documents, judgments and specific minute entries; performs data entry; prepares legal documentation pursuant to court orders, rules and statutes; expedites processing of juvenile dependency and mental health petitions for submission to the court for signature; maintains logs and work production records; prepares routine reports and correspondence related to official court actions, document processing, and case status.
  • Processes changes of revenue for incoming and outgoing cases; creates new case files and administers associated fees, correspondence and forms. 
  • Directs and responds to telephone calls, assisting public with court forms, document filing procedures, and other matters requiring application of technical/legal judicial procedures and practices; receives and completes orders for services/materials from public or employees; assists individuals in locating information; explains fees and fines; processes departmental mail; may issue marriage licenses and process passport applications; travels to Payson satellite office, as needed.
  • Coordinates arbitration hearing activities for civil cases, which involves randomly selecting and assigning arbitrators; generates minute entries to notify counsel and relevant parties; tracks cases and removes from arbitration calendar when complete; administers inactive calendar by notifying counsel and relevant parties that case is at risk for dismissal; and prepares and processes orders of dismissal and purges closed files.  
  • Completes 16 hours of mandatory continuing education and United States Passport Agent certification yearly.

Minimum Education Required 

  • High School Diploma or GED.

Minimum Years of Directly Related Experience Required

  • Four years experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Professional Credentials Required

  • Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License if position duties require.

For information regarding Gila County Employment:

https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/government/human_resources/employment/index.php

Salary39,178.00 - 48,972.00 Annual

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