Court Clerk, Intermediate: Legal Records & Docket Pro

County of El Paso, Texas; El Paso (TX); Sur place; USD 36 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

County of El Paso, Texas is seeking an Intermediate Court Clerk to prepare, organize, and maintain civil, criminal and probate documents for a specific court and judge. The role carries greater discretionary authority and complexity than entry level, with clerical, administrative and cashier support as needed.

Incumbent provides clerical and administrative support to a county office or department per area assignment.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Criminal Justice or related field with two years of clerical experience.
• Experience with legal procedures, terminology, court system, and customer service.
• Bilingual English-Spanish preferred; pass a Criminal Background Check.

Responsabilités

• Assist the Court in retrieving, organizing, and preparing case files prior to submission to courts and hearings.
• Create and correct events, dispositions, and statistical closures; ensure data accuracy on documents.
• Ensure court costs and fees align with dispositions and judgments.
• Attend court proceedings as directed and prepare documents for arraignments, jail pleas, dispositions, and judgments.
• Prepare documents for verdicts, filings, and sentencing; file, scan, and store documents.
• Conduct criminal searches for customers and agencies; prepare certified copies and disposition letters; process warrants, subpoenas, and capias.
• Meet statutory timelines for judgments and issue credits for time served.
• Prepare court dockets; organize case files for submission to courts and hearings.
• Prepare subpoenas, abstracts, orders, executions, and related documents.
• Respond to inquiries in person, by mail, and by phone per policies.
• Research information on case files, collections, judgments, cash bonds, etc.
• Perform electronic filing; assist attorneys in gathering information.
• Scan new cases, print judgments, file motions and orders; obtain signatures on legal documents.

Connaissances

Court system knowledge

Court proceedings

Legal terminology

Customer service

Office procedures

English usage/grammar/punctuation

Interpersonal communication

Computers Windows/MS Office

Cashiering

Bookkeeping

Criminal Background Check

Bilingual EN/ES preferred

Formation

Associate degree in Criminal Justice or related field

Outils

Windows OS

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

County of El Paso, Texas is seeking an Intermediate Court Clerk to prepare, organize, and maintain civil, criminal and probate documents for a specific court and judge. The role carries greater discretionary authority and complexity than entry level, with clerical, administrative and cashier support as needed.

Incumbent provides clerical and administrative support to a county office or department per area assignment.