Entry-Level Judicial Case Manager: Caseflow & Research

DelDOT; Georgetown (DE); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Delaware is hiring for an entry-level Judicial Case Manager I to learn the legal processes and provide full range of case management activities. You will support court processing, prepare documents, update case data and assist judges and litigants, with accommodations available if needed.

The role emphasizes handling case flow, applying rules, coordinating with officers and attorneys, and ensuring timely, accurate records while maintaining professional communication with the public and

Qualifications

• Six months experience in managing cases as they move through the legal process.
• Six months experience in applying laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
• Six months experience in using an automated information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire and report on data.
• Knowledge of narrative report writing.

Responsibilities

• Reviews legal/court documents for completeness, accuracy and compliance with applicable time limitations, costs and court procedures and determines appropriate procedural requirement for processing.
• Prepares and issues a wide variety of court and legal documents.
• Researches case files, records, databases and other sources of information to insure accuracy of case data and resolve discrepancies.
• Enters information into manual or automated systems.
• Prepares and maintains files and records insuring all required documents are included.
• Provides information on court/unit procedures and event status to the public, judges, attorneys and litigants.
• Attends hearings and proceedings to provide files, records and case information to judicial officer; records event disposition and administers oaths.
• Assesses case filings to determine placement in case track/program or recommends referral to alternative case tracks.
• Interprets and applies court rules, laws and procedural requirements for case events and caseflow management.
• Monitors and coordinates case activity through multiple legal events and processes.
• Develops case management procedures for use by judge or team.
• Advices judicial officers regarding various case events that ultimately lead to final case disposition.
• Coordinates case activity and events with judicial officers, attorneys, law enforcement agencies and litigants.
• Resolves technical case processing issues requiring research of case data and coordinating activities with other agencies and courts.
• Researches case files, records and other sources of information to insure accuracy of case data, prepare and issue court documents and resolve discrepancies and issues related to caseflow.
• Establishes and maintains contacts with the legal community, other agencies and courts/units, both externally and internally, to ensure case flow is expedited.
• Enters case data into automated case management systems; prepares and maintains case files and records.

Skills

Case management

Legal knowledge

Writing skills

Tools

Automated information systems

Job description

State of Delaware is hiring for an entry-level Judicial Case Manager I to learn the legal processes and provide full range of case management activities. You will support court processing, prepare documents, update case data and assist judges and litigants, with accommodations available if needed.

The role emphasizes handling case flow, applying rules, coordinating with officers and attorneys, and ensuring timely, accurate records while maintaining professional communication with the public and