Screening Assistant

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 offenses and a belief that every New Orleanian deserves the presumption of innocence.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

Work-up daily criminal court dockets

Correspond regularly with Assistant District Attorney's to ensure all deadlines are adhered to

Send out Notice of Preliminary Hearings and Bond Hearings to Assistant District Attorney's

Update 701 deadlines, and Stay Away Orders into respective systems

Scan and upload Bill of information filed with the Clerk of Court into the system

Transfer 911 recordings and discovery, when needed

Send notification that 911 recordings and Discovery was received, when needed

Assist with the scanning of any documents into system

Import 305(B) & 305(A) juvenile transfers into system

Importing of new arrests twice daily

Verify that all charges, Item #, Arrest# and other identifiers are correct

Print VERA reports to attach to the First Appearance when needed

Run Triple I twice daily for all new arrest

Process checks and/or money orders when payments are made for restitution etc.

Run Triple I Reports for Petitions of Name Changes

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

Salary commensurate with experience. 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, citizenship, age, or disability, or other legally protected status

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.