Court Services Technician: Calendars, Records & Court Ops

City of Savannah; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Holiday

Paid Vacation

Pension Plan

Job summary

City of Savannah's Recorder's Court seeks a Baliff/Court Services Technician to ensure cases are calendared and managed from initiation to disposition. You will handle court documents, enter data, create calendars, and coordinate with attorneys, probation officers, and pro se litigants.

Located at 133 Montgomery St., this 8-to-5, Monday–Friday role includes supporting court operations, maintaining schedules, notifying parties of calendar changes, and assisting with criminal and traffic

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED supplemented by two years of experience as a paralegal, legal secretary or office support staff; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Responsibilities

• Receives court documents such as pleadings, motions, rules nisi, etc.; reviews, verifies, codes and/or records required information.
• Enters and updates information in court databases.
• Creates calendars, including changes or continuances.
• Handles telephone contacts to and from attorneys, probation officers, and pro se litigants regarding calendaring issues.
• Purges old data as appropriate.
• Creates notices and ensures all parties are properly notified of scheduled court events.
• Copies and distributes calendars to appropriate parties; maintains copies in department manual files.
• Notifies, in a timely manner, appropriate parties of any and all changes in the Court calendar.
• Completes committals for the use of the Sheriff’s Department.
• Replenish materials as needed for Court operations.
• Produce criminal and traffic histories for the Judge.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Court rules knowledge

Legal terminology

Database management

Calendaring

Courtroom procedures

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Court databases

Job description

City of Savannah's Recorder's Court seeks a Baliff/Court Services Technician to ensure cases are calendared and managed from initiation to disposition. You will handle court documents, enter data, create calendars, and coordinate with attorneys, probation officers, and pro se litigants.

Located at 133 Montgomery St., this 8-to-5, Monday–Friday role includes supporting court operations, maintaining schedules, notifying parties of calendar changes, and assisting with criminal and traffic