Appellate Clerk I: Courtroom Support & Admin

State of North Carolina; Wake Forest (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The Court of Appeals in Raleigh, North Carolina seeks a qualified Appellate Clerk I to provide clerical and administrative support for the Clerk’s Office. Responsibilities include handling mail, distributing documents, data entry, invoicing, and supporting court operations.

Typical duties involve front-counter assistance, courtroom setup, and assisting with oral arguments, including gaveling and streaming. The role requires physical tasks and routine data processing, with hours 8:00 AM–5:00 PM,

Qualifications

• High school diploma and three years of legal secretarial experience, or completion of a two-year Secretarial Science program and one year of responsible legal secretarial experience.

Responsibilities

• Pick up mail from the post office and prepare court materials for mailing.
• Open and distribute mail directed to Clerk’s Office; deliver mail to and pick up mail from judicial chambers and the N.C. Supreme Court.
• Process printed records and briefs, enter data into the Court’s docketing system, and send invoices for processing fees.
• Create receipts for funds received for document processing costs and submit weekly reports to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
• Deliver supplies and appellate case files to chambers and the N.C. Supreme Court (lifting boxes up to 50 pounds).
• Assist attorneys and the public at the front counter, answer general questions, and route calls to the appropriate appellate clerk.
• Set up the courtroom for oral arguments and conference rooms for mediations.
• Gavel in court for oral arguments; record and stream arguments to the web.
• Data entry using Microsoft Excel and web-based applications.

Skills

basic legal terminology

basic court system practices

office management practices

communications and information proc.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Legal secretarial experience

Secretarial Science program

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

The Court of Appeals in Raleigh, North Carolina seeks a qualified Appellate Clerk I to provide clerical and administrative support for the Clerk’s Office. Responsibilities include handling mail, distributing documents, data entry, invoicing, and supporting court operations.

Typical duties involve front-counter assistance, courtroom setup, and assisting with oral arguments, including gaveling and streaming. The role requires physical tasks and routine data processing, with hours 8:00 AM–5:00 PM,