Court Support & Legal Documents Specialist

Henry County Government; Macomb (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry County Government seeks a motivated administrative professional to support a court function, performing customer service, document processing, and data entry. Responsibilities include handling subpoenas, court orders, payments, and calendar management, with attendance at hearings as needed.

The role requires a High School diploma or equivalent and at least two years of related experience in processing routine legal documents and supporting court operations.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 2 years of experience processing routine legal documents.
• Experience supporting court functions or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs customer service by telephone, mail, and in person and provides information on court activities, services, procedures, documentation, fees, and case status.
• Reviews, accepts, and processes legal documents in accordance with court procedures and time frames.
• Collects, records, and processes fees; enters payments and balances monies received.
• Enters data from court documents into computer systems and maintains filing systems.
• Attends court hearings to provide support and prepares orders for the judge's signature.
• Maintains court calendar and notifies parties of hearings and deadlines.
• Processes jury summons, juror questionnaires, and related documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Multi-tasking

Professionalism

Data entry

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Henry County Government seeks a motivated administrative professional to support a court function, performing customer service, document processing, and data entry. Responsibilities include handling subpoenas, court orders, payments, and calendar management, with attendance at hearings as needed.

The role requires a High School diploma or equivalent and at least two years of related experience in processing routine legal documents and supporting court operations.