NEOGOV · 1 week ago
Judicial Assistant/Paralegal
Tucson, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$42K/yr - $76K/yr
5+ years expThe U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona is seeking a temporary Judicial Assistant/Paralegal to provide executive level administrative support and legal duties to a United States Magistrate Judge. The role involves assisting in daily activities, performing administrative management, secretarial, legal, and related paralegal duties, and interacting with lawyers and the public on behalf of the judge.
GovTechHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The Judicial Assistant/Paralegal assists the Judge in the daily activities of the office, performing administrative management, secretarial, legal, and related paralegal duties as assigned by the Judge
The Judicial Assistant/Paralegal also assist in the day-to-day conduct of court business
In addition, this position deals with lawyers and members of the public on behalf of the judge
Since the Judicial Assistant/Paralegal is generally the first member of a judge’s staff whom outsiders meet, the incumbent must have a pleasant and positive attitude, excellent organization skills and refined customer service skills
The successful candidate must have the ability to work cooperatively with the other members of the chambers staff so that, as a team, they effectively assist the judge in fulfilling judicial responsibilities
Qualification
Required
High school graduate or equivalent
Two years of general experience
Three years specialized experience to qualify for the lowest starting salary
Ability to speak and write in grammatically correct and professional quality English
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with the public
Proficient in using Microsoft Outlook email/calendaring, Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheet management, and Adobe
General experience is progressively responsible general clerical or secretarial experience
Specialized experience is progressively responsible secretarial experience that involved responsibility as a principal office assistant to a supervisor who was dealing with law-related matters
Education above the high school level may be substituted for experience as follows: Education in a college, university, or secretarial school of recognized standing may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the general experience on the basis of 30 semester (45 quarter) hours equal nine months of experience
A bachelor's degree from a college or university of recognized standing may be substituted for two years of general experience, preferably including courses in law, government, public or business administration, or related fields
Education in a legal or paralegal curriculum may be substituted for a maximum of two years of specialized experience on the basis of one full academic year (30 semester or 45 quarter hours) equals one year of experience
Preferred
A four-year college degree
Significant legal secretarial, paralegal, and/or court clerk experience in the criminal or civil legal field, including electronic court filing
Or a Juris Doctor (JD) from a law school of recognized standing
Benefits
Temporary employees on a not-to-exceed appointment less than 90 days are eligible for sick leave only.
On-site fitness center/room.
Flexible schedule options
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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