Judicial Assistant

United States Courts; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Courts in Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks a Judicial Assistant for Chief Bankruptcy Court Judge Peggy Hunt. The JA will manage the judge's schedule and correspondence, interfacing with courthouse staff, the bar, and the public, and assisting with docketing or other case-management duties.

The role requires a dynamic self-starter with excellent organizational and communication skills, able to multi-task in a small-office setting while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail in

Qualifications

• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates initiative and follow-through.
• Able to multi-task and adapt to fast-changing priorities in a small-office setting.
• Excellent administrative, organizational, project management, and conceptual skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Solid command of office protocols: calendaring, travel planning, filing, record keeping, telephone use, typing.
• Attention to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading.

Responsibilities

• Manage the judge's schedule and correspondence.
• Interface daily with courthouse staff, members of the bar, and the public.
• Maintain records and assist with docketing or case management tasks as assigned by the judge.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Multi-tasking

Adaptability

Administrative skills

Written and verbal communication

Job description

Overview of the Position The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah is currently accepting applications for a Judicial Assistant (JA) to Chief Bankruptcy Court Judge Peggy Hunt. This position is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and reports directly to the Chief Judge.The JA is an integral part of the judge’s staff responsible for ensuring that chambers’ operations run smoothly and efficiently. The JA must perform a wide range of duties including managing the judge’s schedule and correspondence, interfacing daily with all courthouse staff, members of the bar and the public, maintaining records and assisting with docketing or other case management duties as assigned by the judge.Applicants should be dynamic “self-starters” with excellent interpersonal skills who demonstrate both initiative and follow through in all duties, enjoy multi-tasking, and can readily adapt to fast-changing priorities in a small-office setting. Applicants must have excellent administrative, organizational, project management and conceptual skills; the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing; and a solid command of office protocols and administrative practices such as calendaring, travel planning, assembling, photocopying, filing, record keeping, telephone usage and typing. Accuracy and attention to detail in grammar, spelling, punctuation and proofreading are a must.

The federal Judiciary is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.