This position provides support services to the CJACA, CJA panel members, service providers, and the District Court. The assistant will provide support in a variety of areas including assisting the CJACA with all aspects of program administration and management; facilitating communications between CJA panel attorneys and their clients; assisting the CJACA in designing and presenting training programs for CJA panel members; assisting panel members and the Court with the efficient processing of vouchers for reimbursement and authorizations for service providers, travel and other case-related expenses; preparing and assisting in the preparation of various CJA forms and verifying their compliance with requirements; contacting panel members to determine availability for the expeditious assignments of counsel in criminal cases; monitoring court dockets to determine changes in representation of CJA clients; assisting in the maintenance of lists of panel members and service providers to assist the CJACA; disseminating information to the panel and service providers regarding CJA policies and procedures; maintaining internal records and statistics regarding CJA appointments for use by the clerk’s office, the court, and others; maintaining updated information regarding the CJA Guidelines, federal travel guidelines, local rules of the court for the District of New Mexico; assisting with coordination of travel for panel attorneys and service providers in accordance with federal travel regulations; and other duties as assigned consistent with the mission of the position.
