Posting Date: 05/22/24

Application Deadline: 05/27/24

Pay Range: $27.50 hourly

Job Type: Unclassified

Department: Legal Advocate

About the Position: Join our Legal Support Assistant team at the Office of the Legal Advocate. We are looking for a new Legal Transcriptionist to support attorneys in providing top-notch legal representation with accurate transcripts from audio/video recordings.

About Us: At the Office of the Legal Advocate, we are a team dedicated to upholding the constitutional rights of our clients. Every team member contributes significantly to our mission of delivering exceptional representation.

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
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
• Employee discounts for goods and services
• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.29% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day
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We Require:

• Two years of administrative or clerical experience
• High school diploma or GED
• A combination of postsecondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

We Also Value:

• Three years of experience transcribing audio and video in written documents

Job Contributions:

• Listen to recorded interviews and transcribe into written documents
• Perform work under critical deadlines
• Effectively prioritize workload and deadlines
• Communicate with attorneys and Legal Support Specialists to process transcription requests in a timely manner
• Calendar all outstanding requests and notify supervisor of outstanding assignments
• Assist with typing or other clerical tasks as requested

Working Conditions:

• You will work in an environment with frequent interruptions, time pressures, high volumes of work, handling multiple or complicated tasks, unscheduled tasks, frequently changing tasks, accuracy, decision making, concentration / vigilance, teamwork, working in close physical proximity with others, and public contact
• You may be required to lift 15-35 pounds from floor to waist; 25 pounds waist to shoulder or shoulder to overhead; carry 15-35 pounds 100 feet or push / pull 100 pounds 1000 feet

Selection Procedure: Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including necessary testing requirements.

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.