Court Operations Specialist

Allegan County; Allegan Township (MI); On-site; USD 54,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

HSA

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Retirement plan

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO

Paid holidays

Fitness centers

Job summary

Allegan County is seeking dedicated, caring, energetic people to join our team in a full-time Court Services role. You will assist courts in receiving and processing legal documents, schedule hearings and prepare notices, and provide information to patrons by phone, email, and at service windows.

Starting wage is $26.41 per hour with excellent benefits including health, HSA options, life insurance, short-term disability, retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, PTO, paid holidays, and fitness

Qualifications

• Education: High school graduation or GED equivalent.
• Experience: Six to twelve (6-12) months of clerical experience, preferably in a court or closely related setting.
• Certification/Licensure: CEO or CER by the Michigan Supreme Court at hire or within one year; drug screen required.

Responsibilities

• Opens, date stamps, sorts, reviews and distributes incoming mail. Prepares outgoing mail.
• Performs general case filing duties.
• Schedules court hearings and issues notices of scheduled hearings to proper parties.
• Provides patron window coverage; receives and screens telephone calls, mail, clients and visitors; directs people to the proper person or location; provides basic care information and interprets court policy and procedures to court patrons.
• Operates a computer terminal to enter, access, update and correct case and financial information and enters information into the electronic court file system
• Performs clerical functions such as assisting the public with searches for legal documents and compiling information for reports.
• Provides backup court recording coverage for Circuit Court, Family Court, and Probate Court.
• All other duties as assigned.
• (If assigned primarily to Probate Court, duties include establishing independent case files, managing fiduciary records, and related tasks.)
• (If assigned primarily to Circuit Court, duties include liaison to other courts, ADR clerk, mediation statuses, jury trial backup.)

Education

High school graduation or GED

Job description

Allegan County is seeking dedicated, caring, energetic people to join our team in a full-time Court Services role. You will assist courts in receiving and processing legal documents, schedule hearings and prepare notices, and provide information to patrons by phone, email, and at service windows.

Starting wage is $26.41 per hour with excellent benefits including health, HSA options, life insurance, short-term disability, retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, PTO, paid holidays, and fitness