Overview
Law Clerk – Temporary Jobs in Holbrook, AZ at NAVAJO COUNTY
Job ID
57547
Location
Professional & Supervisory
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
ABOUT THIS POSITION
Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country and the vibrant center of one of the fastest-growing job markets and economies in the United States. With more than 14,000 employees working across 41 departments, the City of Phoenix offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, working in public service offers many rewards!
The Law Department is comprised of three divisions: the City Attorney’s Office, which handles representing the City in civil matters, the City Prosecutor’s Office, which handles the prosecution of misdemeanor crimes committed in Phoenix, and Management Services.
The City Attorney’s Office is seeking a Legal Secretary*U8 to join the Transportation section. This section is primarily responsible for legal work representing Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and consists of five attorneys and two legal secretaries. The work location is at the Aviation Department Corporate Office Building near Sky Harbor airport.
Responsibilities include:
Providing customer service via answering phones, greeting clients, escorting visitors, etc.
Assembling data and coordinating workflow for timely preparation of routine correspondence and legal documents by work processing.
Scanning, docketing, and providing mail to attorneys for review daily.
Reviewing documents for completeness, and typographical and formatting errors.
Preparing and mailing miscellaneous correspondence to opposing counsel.
Preparing and/or drafting ordinances, pleadings, letters, memos, agendas, reports, and general correspondence.
Docketing court documents and correspondence in the case management system (ProLaw).
Preparing and sending closed files to City Records and complete forms at a minimum once per year, in compliance with department procedures.
Maintaining case files – open, close, and create files.
Managing attorney calendars.
Managing and monitoring multiple electronic mailboxes.
Processing invoices timely.
Preparing comprehensive travel packets that includes conducting research of flights, hotel, ground transportation, parking estimates, etc.
Providing daily work logs to the supervisor.
Preparing documentation for supply ordering and maintaining organization.
Updating office phone cards, organizational chart, work schedules, holiday schedules, etc.
The ideal candidate works successfully as part of a team and possesses strong organizational and communications skills.
SALARY
Pay Range: $23.74 to $35.08 per hour.
Hiring Range: $23.74 to $31.82 per hour.
Pay Range Explanation:
Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
BENEFITS
A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:
Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,
for more details: Pension Information
401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
Dental, vision, and life insurance options
Employer paid long-term disability
Free Bus/light rail pass
Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
For more details, visit: Unit 008 Benefits
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Two years of clerical experience in a legal setting, including training in typing and stenography.
Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions,
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The City job description can be found here.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:
Legal secretarial experience working with minimal supervision.
Customer Service/Front Desk/Receptionist experience.
Docketing experience using a program and manually docketing dates along with managing files.
Experience with:
Legal terminology, principles, precedents, procedures, and research methods.
Filing documents and briefs in Superior, District, AZ Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit and Supreme Court.
Rules of Court, Evidence and Discover, Federal Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, and City Ordinances.
Planning and organizing workload to comply with established time constraints.
RECRUITMENT DATES
Recruitment closes April 14, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.
This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.
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REFERENCE
Legal Secretary*U8, JC:01022, ID# 57547, 04/10/25, USM, RAL, Benefits: 008
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Title: Law Clerk – Temporary
Company: NAVAJO COUNTY
Location: Holbrook, AZ
