ABOUT THE ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (OPDA):

Jason Rogers Williams took office as the Orleans Parish District Attorney on January 11, 2021, and is building a 21st century prosecutors' office with a team of the best and brightest from around the country and a mission of being as smart on crime as the office has historically been tough on crime. New Orleans has led the world in convictions and incarceration for decades, without any corresponding decrease in crime. OPDA is simultaneously increasing safety and delivering justice with a laser focus on serious offense and a belief that every New Orleanian deserves the presumption of innocence.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Daily court run
• Copy, clock, and file copies of rules at Clerk's Office for Civil Court
• File clocked copies back in DA records
• Process and file internal DCFS/DA forms
• Type ex parte motions
• Prepare envelopes for mailing documents to be imaged
• Maintain file room
• Pull files for court
• Meter daily mail
• Relief for front desk
• Shredding
• Final review and logging of closed cases to storage
• Navigate LASES system
• Other duties as needed

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Excellent organizational skills
• Customer service skills
• Basic computer skills
• Dependability in both attendance and work product
• Passionate about promoting and addressing the needs of New Orleanians

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

The salary for this position is $26,500/year.

New hires may be eligible for:

• Enrollment in the City of New Orleans health insurance plan
• 6.44 hours of sick leave and no fewer than 6.44 hours of vacation leave per month (6.44 hours per month = approximately 10 days per year)
• Enrollment in the New Orleans Municipal Employees' Retirement System
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• A generous paid holiday schedule

EEO STATEMENT:

OPDA is an equal opportunity employer. The office values a diverse workforce and management reflective of the communities that it serves. OPDA adheres to a policy of making employment, promotion, and other personnel decisions without regard to race, culture, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, caregiver status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship, age, or disability.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION:

OPDA is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that OPDA employees invest in their work represents a significant part of the office's culture, reputation, and achievement. OPDA embraces and encourages employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make its employees unique.