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This listing closes on 3/26/2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada).

Employer

City of Indianapolis and Marion County

Salary

$46,698.00 - $69,391.00 Annually

Location

Community Justice Campus (CJC) - 675 Justice Way, IN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

3265

Department

Marion County Circuit and Superior Courts

Opening Date

03/12/2025

Closing Date

3/26/2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Court Services Manager, this position will assist self-represented litigants by offering resources and legal information needed in all case types.  This position will be based in the Legal Resource Center.  

Position Responsibilities

  1. Assists self-represented litigants by helping them navigate to court approved forms and legal services
  2. Alongside the Court Services Manager, coordinates, schedules and facilitates detailed workshops lead by outside organizations and volunteer attorneys for self-represented litigants in order to improve court efficiency.
  3. Manages referrals to legal services organizations.
  4. Cultivates and maintains collaborative working relationships with legal services agencies and other community partners.
  5. Gathers analytical data on a consistent basis for reporting and possible grant opportunities.
  6. Creates informational documents and forms, with the approval and oversight of the Court Services Manager, for dissemination to self-represented litigants.
  7. Works closely with the Court Services Manager and the Court’s IT team to identify best practices when capturing specific data and streamlining processes for self-represented litigants.
  8. Works directly with in-house mediators to make use of their services in the most efficient way possible.
  9. Assists with other duties and responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required. Post-secondary education beneficial.  Prior court experience, minimum of 3 years, required.  Sound professional judgment in determining the difference between legal information and legal advice is vital.  Must possess strong critical thinking and evaluation skills.   High aptitude in all court systems with the ability to integrate new technology is needed.  Must have excellent organizational competency and the ability to multi-task.  Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are required.  Must be committed to working with the public in a logical, thoughtful and supportive manner.

Salary is based on applicable experience.  Enhancements for bi-lingual skills and advanced education (Associate's or Bachelor's degrees) are available. 

Marion County Residency is required within six months of employment. 

To apply, please email a resume to Leigh Carpenter at Leigh.Carpenter@indy.gov by Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Independent Judgment

Must be able to make independent judgment and exercise problem-solving skills.

All rates are bi-weekly.

2025 Rate Sheet - To view our rate sheet, please copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:5891862d-46b3-4120-b7af-391882e8e0e0

Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month):

Basic: Employer Paid

Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month)

Additional:

<25-29 $0.058

30-34 $0.083

35-39 $0.099

40-44 $0.132

45-49 $0.223

50-54 $0.363

55-59 $0.600

60-64 $0.795

65-69 $1.329

70 + $2.054

IMPORTANT PERF UPDATE:

*For more information on eligibility options, refer to Proposal 21-288 https://bit.ly/3exq8yR

1. All employees hired/rehired after 1/1/2022 have a choice to select the PERF Hybrid plan (3% + Pension) or the INPRS My Choice: Retirement Savings plan (3% + 1% Contribution). The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee's career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

2. Employees hired/rehired by the City and County between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/2021 will be automatically enrolled in the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan. This plan is an annuity savings account (ASA) only plan and does not have a pension component. Any service that an employee has in the My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan will not count toward the service time requirements for pension eligibility in the Hybrid Plan.

With the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts:

Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Part two - This consists of an additional variable rate contribution paid by the City toward your ASA. This variable rate contribution is currently 1% of your gross wages. Vesting in the value of the variable rate employer contribution will vary by length of participation. You are:

• 20 percent vested after 1 full year of participation

• 40 percent vested after 2 full years of participation

• 60 percent vested after 3 full years of participation

• 80 percent vested after 4 full years of participation

• 100 percent vested after 5 full years of participation

3. All employees hired/rehired prior to 1/1/2017 are grandfathered into PERF Hybrid plan. The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee's career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

4. City Employees hired/rehired between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/21 that are members of the City AFSCME labor union can choose to enroll in either the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan or the PERF Hybrid plan. Both plans are described above. Employees have 60 days to choose which option they want, and by state law this cannot be changed. If no choice is made, the employee will then be automatically added to the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan.

The Indiana General Assembly has enacted a provision that allows public employees to make voluntary contributions in addition to the mandatory three percent (3%) contributions. Employees may contribute up to an additional ten- percent (10%) of their compensation per pay period to the annuity savings account. This means that the maximum level of contributions to the annuity savings account under this new provision is thirteen percent (13%) of an employee's compensation per pay period.

Employees who separate from the city within their first ten (10) years of employment need to contact INPRS - PERF regarding their ASA account.

Questions relating to PERF may be directed to INPRS - PERF at:

Indiana Public Retirement System

Public Employees' Retirement Fund

One North Capitol, Suite 001

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

(888) 236-3544

Employer
City of Indianapolis and Marion County
Phone
317-327-5211
Website
http://www.indy.gov
Address
200 E. Washington Street
CCB 1501
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204
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