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**Role**:
Under mínimal supervision, provides a variety of complex and confidential legal and administrative tasks in support of an appointed judge, commissioner and/or other appointed judicial officer. Undertakes and performs office management tasks associated with the operation, functions, and coordination of the work of a judicial division.

**Major Duties, Responsibilities**:

- Serves as the first point of contact for division; answers busy phones; transcribes dictation; makes travel or other meeting arrangements for the Judge.
- Assists with overseeing cases in case management system.
- Manages and maintains court calendar and files; requests and prepares court files for hearings; manages and tracks cases; sets hearing and trial dates.
- Prepares orders, rulings, minute entries, notices, jury instructions and other sensitive or confidential documents.
- Manages and maintains a variety of records and documents to determine compliance with relevant and appropriate statutes, rules, administrative orders and/or other governing policies and procedures.
- Interacts with the public, witnesses, attorneys, jurors, personnel from other departments and divisions, personnel from other courts and agencies; assists self-represented litigants.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

**Minimum Qualifications**:
**Education**:
High school diploma or equivalent.

**Experience**:
A minimum of three (3) years of secretarial or administrative assistant experience, to include one (1) year in legal or court environment.

**Additional Requirements**:
Must possess a valid Arizona driver’s license. Must complete annual training as required by the Committee on Judicial Education and Training (COJET).

**Other Skills**:
**Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**:
**Knowledge of**:

- Basic legal terminology and court processes.
- Pertinent legal documents.
- Business English, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and composition.
- Clerical office practices and procedures.
- Research techniques and report writing.
- Current Microsoft Office software.
- Filing and recordkeeping.

**Skill in**:

- Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and communicating orally in a face-to-face setting and by electronic means with public and employees.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.
- Organization and attention to detail.

**Ability to**:

- Prioritize, schedule, and organize work to meet established deadlines.
- Prepare legal documents to meet deadlines, accurately and with minimum supervision.
- Work effectively under pressure in an environment that has changing priorities and a demanding clientele.
- Type at a minimum speed of sixty (60) WPM.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, employees of other departments, representatives of other organizations, County officials, and the public.
- Keep management informed of key operating issues affecting the department.
- Remain current in knowledge required to perform assigned duties.
- Handle confidential matters and always maintain discretion.
- Act with courtesy, tact, and diplomacy.

**Work Environment**:
The work environment is associated with an office. The work area is adequately lighted, heated or cooled and ventilated.

**Physical Requirements**:
Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time. Sufficient vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech ability to communicate effective in-person and telephonically. Capable of frequent repetitive movement of arms, fingers, and wrists. Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

**Additional Job Information**:
FLSA: Exempt
Grade: 8
Classification: At-Will
Safety Sensitive: No

**EMPLOYEE BENEFITS**

Yavapai County Government offers a comprehensive employee benefits package to
Full-Time employees working 30 or more hours per week that includes but is not limited to:

- 10 Holidays Per Year
- Annual Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health Care Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Retirement Plans
- Sick Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement Program

**ELECTIVE COVERAGE**
- 457 Deferred Compensation Program
- Dependent Health Care Insurance - Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Life (for employees & dependents)

**PLEASE NOTE**
- Part-Time, Temporary and Seasonal employees accrue Sick Leave based on hours worked.
- Part-Time employees have limited benefits available.
- Temporary and Seasonal employees are not eligible to accrue Annual Leave.

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