Case Administrator

United States Courts; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama is seeking a full-time case administrator to manage bankruptcy cases from opening to final disposition using the court’s automated system.

Duties include reviewing filings for conformity with rules, collecting filing fees, answering inquiries, and issuing notices as required. Qualifications favor a degree from an accredited college and familiarity with CM/ECF.

Qualifications

• A degree from an accredited college or university is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with CM/ECF case management/electronic filing system is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the progression of bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings from opening to final disposition.
• Receive and review documents for conformity with federal/local rules and collect filing fees.
• Answer telephone inquiries and provide filing instructions and non-legal information.
• Discharge and close cases per procedures and generate reports to monitor case progression.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CM/ECF

Job description

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama is accepting applications for a full-time case administrator. Using the court’s automated system, case administrators manage the progression of bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings from opening to final disposition. The incumbent receives and reviews incoming documents for conformity with federal and local rules, collects appropriate filing fees, answers telephone inquiries, provides instructions on proper filing procedures and non-legal information, sends notice as required by federal and local rules, discharges and closes cases in accordance with established procedures, generates reports to monitor the progression of cases, and performs quality control on documents filed by external filers. The incumbent communicates regularly with court staff, attorneys, trustees, and other filers in person, by phone, and by email regarding case related matters and receipts for and reviews documents received while working at the intake desk.

Qualifications

A degree from an accredited college or university is highly preferred; and familiarity with electronic case filing, especially the case management/electronic case filing (CM/ECF) system, is highly desirable.

Employee Benefits

Information about federal judiciary employee benefits and compensation can be found on the U.S.Courts website careers page . Creditable service time in other federal agencies or the military will be added to judiciary employment.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is part of the Judicial Branch of the U.S. government. Employees are not part of the Office of Personnel Management’s civil service classifications or regulations and are classified as at will employees. This position is subject to mandatory electronic funds transfer participation for payment of net pay.

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be subject to a background investigation which includes FBI fingerprints. Employee retention depends upon a favorable determination of suitability. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court requires employees to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Conduct which is available to applicants upon request. Only the most qualified applicants will be considered for interviews. Applicants selected for interviews may be required to provide copies of official transcripts. This vacancy may be modified or withdrawn at any time without notice.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.