Legal Assistant
Job Description
Position Title: Legal Assistant
Location: Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Shift Timing: Monday – Friday | 40.00 Hours Per Week
Anticipated Start Date: 1-2 Weeks
Duration: 5 Months Contract with the possibility to be extended based on business needs and project requirements.
Pay Rate: $18.69/Hour on W2
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Legal Assistant to join our team supporting reviews of court documents across Arizona. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in interpreting court filings and petitions, performing documentation review, and applying policy tiers and a proven ability to validate substantiated allegations, coordinate required supporting documentation, and classify allegations within the Central Registry Tier system.
Responsibilities:
Review court documents from various Arizona counties to determine whether proposed substantiated allegations were adjudicated or dismissed prior to adjudication.
Communicate with field staff to identify and obtain necessary documentation supporting proposed substantiated allegations.
Process approved allegations and apply the Central Registry Tier system to assign the appropriate tier.
Research and review applicable tiers for an additional backlog of approximately 173,000 substantiated allegations.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Understands court language and petitions; ability to interpret adjudication status.
Strong reading comprehension with attention to detail.
Computer literacy, including accurate data entry and document management.
Experience working with case documentation or regulatory reviews preferred, experience level open.
Preferred Skills:
Documentation management and recordkeeping.
