Chief Deputy Clerk (type Ii)

U.S. Courts; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clerk's Office for the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is seeking a Chief Deputy Clerk (Type II) to help oversee and manage all Clerk's Office operations. The role serves as an alter ego to the Clerk of Court and requires strategic leadership and operational expertise.

Qualified candidates will have an undergraduate degree and at least six years of progressively responsible public service or business experience, including three years in supervisory or managerial

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Six years of progressively responsible administrative, professional, or legal work experience in public service or business.
• Three of the six years must be specialized experience in supervisory, managerial, or professional work with demonstrated skills in managing limited resources, analytics, judgment, organization, problem-solving, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing and managing all aspects of Clerk's Office operations.
• Act as an alter ego to the Clerk of Court and support in leadership and administration.
• Support budgeting, personnel, procurement, and information technology issues as applicable to the Clerk's Office.
• Apply creativity and initiative to improve processes and services.
• Demonstrate substantial knowledge of office automation and adaptability to court case management systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Mature judgment

Organizational management

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Oral and written communication

Creativity

Office automation

Case management systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Post-graduate degrees preferred

Tools

Office automation software

Court case management systems

Job description

The Clerk's Office for the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is accepting applications for the position of Chief Deputy Clerk (Type II).

The Chief Deputy Clerk is an alter ego to the Clerk of Court and assists in overseeing and managing all aspects of Clerk's Office operations.

An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university.

A minimum of six years progressively responsible administrative, professional, or legal work experience in public service or business that provided a thorough knowledge of concepts, principles, policies, and theories of management and administrative processes.

At least three of the six years of experience must be specialized experience in supervisory, managerial, or professional work that demonstrates proven skills in managing limited resources, excellent analytical skills, mature judgment, solid organizational management and problem-solving experience, strong employee-relation and interpersonal skills, and superior oral and written communication skills.

Significant knowledge of office automation and demonstrated aptitude to learn the court's case management systems.

Creativity and initiative.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: One or more post-graduate degrees in law, judicial or public administration, business, political science, or a related field are highly preferred.

Experience in the federal judiciary or executive administration, including familiarity with budgetary, fiscal, personnel, procurement, and information technology issues.

Admission to practice law before the highest court of a state, territory, commonwealth or possession of the United States.

Complex case management experience and/or management experience in a federal court.

Substantial professional experience as a practicing attorney, a federal law clerk, and/or a state appellate court law clerk.