Court Records & Liaison Specialist

Dallas County; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas County seeks a detail-oriented court support professional to perform complex court tasks for Judges, prosecutors, and county departments. You will process legal documents, manage case entries, and coordinate hearings while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with statutes.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED with related experience or 60 college hours, plus strong typing and data entry skills, and knowledge of office software.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school/GED program with 4 years job related experience or 60 college hours or a combination.
• Ability to type 35 wpm or 70 kspm; operate office equipment; enter data; understand criminal justice system.

Responsibilities

• Receives, prepares, verifies, and processes documents including routine correspondence and legal documents; copies forms and materials; may process and create new cases; may schedule hearings; ensures case information is properly entered into the court’s official record in accordance with established procedures.
• Researches and analyzes requests to respond to inquiries, problems, issues, and exceptions to resolve discrepancies; manage assigned caseload.
• Serves as a liaison between prosecutors, attorneys, Judges, witnesses, victims, granting and law enforcement agencies, and other County departments. May serve as court administrator on behalf of the courts.
• Maintains confidentiality of cases. Determines action to be taken to comply with statutes and court orders. Processes time sensitive documents in accordance with all applicable County, State and Federal statutes
• Scans, indexes, and performs quality assurance of documents in case management system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Typing 35 wpm

Office equipment operation

Computer applications

Data entry

Criminal justice knowledge

Oral and written communication

Organization and planning

Decision making

Education

High school diploma or GED

4 years related experience or 60 college hours

Tools

None

Job description

Dallas County seeks a detail-oriented court support professional to perform complex court tasks for Judges, prosecutors, and county departments. You will process legal documents, manage case entries, and coordinate hearings while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with statutes.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED with related experience or 60 college hours, plus strong typing and data entry skills, and knowledge of office software.