Translation Intern

Posting Date

04/20/26

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Pay Range

The expected entry pay for this position is $16.00 per hour.

What We Offer

We offer generous paid time off, paid sick leave, and 10 paid holidays! We have affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance, and our employees are entitled to coverage by one of several State-sponsored retirement pension plans, our employee assistance program, and wellness incentives. Additionally, our employees have the option of life insurance, disability, a group legal plan, and pet insurance. Under the current guidelines for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, the Maricopa County Superior Court is a qualifying employer. Therefore, any full time Judicial Branch employee, who meets other eligibility criteria may be eligible for loan forgiveness under this program. Click here to learn more!

Job Type

Temporary

Department

D800 Superior Court

About the Position

About the Position:

The Superior Court is hiring a translation intern to assist in the translation, editing and proofreading of forms in the Law Library Resource Center (LLRC).    

About the Superior Court:

The Superior Court of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidenced-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. The Superior Court in Maricopa County, one of the largest, most innovative and progressive trial courts in the nation, seeks innovative individuals to join our team who will embrace our vision of excellence and the principles inherent in the Rule of Law...every person, every day, every time.  We fulfill these principles through a culture that values fairness, respect, integrity, innovation, and safety.

Position Qualifications

We understand your time is valuable, below are the required qualifications:

Education:

• Be enrolled and have two years or less remaining to graduating from a graduate or undergraduate translation program (Spanish/English combination)

OR

• Have graduated from a graduate or undergraduate translation/interpretation program (Spanish/English combination) within the past 12 months

Experience:

• No experience required

OR

Combined Education and Experience Qualifications:

• An equivalent combination of post-secondary education and job-related experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis

Our Preferred Candidate has:

• Currently enrolled graduate student or bachelor’s degree seeking student with completion of at least two (2) years’ college level coursework in Spanish Translation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Standard clerical practices related to filing, maintaining records, and research preparation.

Skill in:

• The use of computer applications including spreadsheets, database and word processing software including Microsoft Excel/Word and Microsoft Teams.

Ability to:

• Communicate orally and in written form at a native or near native speaker level in both English and Spanish.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Operate a computer to enter and/or retrieve data.

Essential Job Task:

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all duties that may be required; interns will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Assist LLRC translator with translation projects.
• Translate court forms and instructions, self-help material, and other LLRC material from English to Spanish.
• Proofread and edit translated documents for grammar and accuracy.
• Research parallel documents.
• Consult the LLRC glossary, legal dictionaries, bilingual databases, and other translated material.
• Log and track incoming translation requests and report translation project progress,
• Organize, save and maintain projects following procedure.
• Use a computer-assisted translation tool to translate documents, leveraging previously approved translation and terminology.
• Use translation memory assets by aligning existing Spanish and English document pairs.
• Give and receive constructive feedback on translated materials to improve translation quality and resources.
• Term is for the Fall/Spring 2026/2027 school year. Position is funded for 8 hours each week for 32 weeks.

Working Conditions: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak clearly and hear; see details of objects that are less than a few feet away; sit for long periods of time; stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally push, pull or lift up to 20 pounds.

Judicial Branch facilities are located throughout Maricopa County.  These positions will mainly be located in downtown Phoenix, but this position may be reassigned to other locations.  Assignments will be made based upon the needs of the department. Position may be eligible for hybrid work location.

Additional Information

Judicial Branch Human Resources reserves the right to move forward candidates based on the information provided directly on the application. The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs. 

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances. 

All Judicial Branch offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon passing a thorough background and/or fingerprint check. Applicants must completely and fully answer any questions regarding felony and misdemeanor convictions including any convictions that have been expunged or set aside. Failure to include criminal history information is grounds for termination of an offer and employment. A conviction may not automatically disqualify an applicant. 

The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County participates in the State Retirement systems ASRS or PSPRS. As such, mandatory membership for all full-time employees includes payroll deducted contributions consistent with each retirement system's requirements. The current contribution rate for ASRS is 12.27% and the current contribution rate for PSPRS is 5.84% and up for the defined contribution plan and 8.82% for the defined benefit plan. For more information about contributions and benefits of these plans visit https://www.azasrs.gov/ or https://www.psprs.com/corrections-officer/

Judicial Branch facilities are located throughout Maricopa County.  This position may be reassigned to other locations.  Assignments will be made based upon the needs of the department.

The Judicial Branch in Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer. 

 

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