Mitigation Specialist

Posting Date

10 / 20 / 25

Application Deadline

10 / 24 / 25

Pay Range

$29.80 - $41.10 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Legal Defender

About the Position

Do you enjoy advocacy? Would you enjoy research and investigation into the backgrounds of our clients? Come be a part of a dynamic legal team as a Mitigation Specialist with our office!

Mitigation Specialists play an integral part in the defense team's work by providing expert guidance in the areas of mitigation, treatment, rehabilitation, and sentencing / disposition alternatives. As a Mitigation Specialist, you would work side by side with our attorneys in developing and presenting mitigation factors and strategies for criminal cases.

This recruitment is used to fill a grant funded position.

About The Office of the Legal Defender

The Office of the Legal Defender consists of attorneys and support staff helping to provide quality legal representation to indigent individuals assigned to us by the court, thus safeguarding the fundamental legal rights of each member of the community.

Start your career adventure with us and seek just and equitable treatment for our clients!

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

Child care benefits including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

Two years of relevant casework experience within a criminal justice, social service, or court agency

Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, behavioral or social science, or another related field

A combination of post-secondary education and / or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis

Other Requirements

Valid Arizona driver's license upon hire

We Also Value

A master's degree in psychology, social work, behavioral or social science, or another related field

Casework experience within a public defender organization, an Arizona criminal justice agency, an Arizona court department, or a probation department

Intermediate Bilingual (English / Spanish) skills

Job Contributions

Interview client / family and interested parties to assist in the development of sentencing plans and mitigation

Collect, review, and analyze relevant social history records

Present and / or submit reports to courts and / or represent attorney to obtain the best possible sentencing outcome

Conduct assessments, provide input regarding clients' needs, and make suggestions regarding treatment and disposition

Identify what alternatives to incarceration may be more appropriate to the case

Initiate and monitor referrals to provide follow-up and intervention

Testify in court

Assess clients' social and medical histories, psychological evaluations, educational and legal documents

Locate residential treatment and outpatient treatment programs as a resource for clients; arrange for the client to be interviewed by an agency

Network with individuals and community agencies for access to social, educational, and employment resources for clients

Integrate social history records, interviews, research, and other information into a meaningful and persuasive mitigation presentation that humanizes the client and serves to successfully reintegrate the client into the community

Assist clients with reintegration into the community

Perform other duties as assigned

Working Conditions

Most work is performed in an office environment, field work, or courtroom

Work requires travel to and from job-related locations

Work may require visits in remote areas of the State and visits may be made outside the 'normal' work hours of 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 : 00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Ability to work with traumatic subject matter (crime scenes, accidents, etc.), interruptions, time pressure, 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, public contact, and overtime may be a common occurrence

May be required to lift 15-25 pounds from floor to waist; 15 pounds waist to shoulder or shoulder to overhead; carry 15-25 pounds a distance of 100 feet or push / pull 100 pounds a distance of 1000 feet

Selection Procedure

Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

Must pass a pre-employment background and / or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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