Appellate Clerk I: Courtroom Support & Docket Specialist

State of North Carolina - Judicial Branch; North Carolina; On-site; USD 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of North Carolina Judicial Branch is seeking an Appellate Clerk I to support the Clerk's Office of the Court of Appeals in Raleigh. The role involves clerical and administrative tasks, data entry, and mail processing.

You will assist attorneys and the public, prepare court materials, set up courtrooms, and help manage case files, with daily hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school 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.
• Assist attorneys and the public at the front counter, answer general questions, and route phone calls with specific questions 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

Legal terminology

Court procedures

Office management

Communication

Data entry

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Active listening

Public interaction

Education

High school diploma

Secretarial Science program (2-year)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

The State of North Carolina Judicial Branch is seeking an Appellate Clerk I to support the Clerk's Office of the Court of Appeals in Raleigh. The role involves clerical and administrative tasks, data entry, and mail processing.

You will assist attorneys and the public, prepare court materials, set up courtrooms, and help manage case files, with daily hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.