Office Support Person V - MDJ Clerk - Trial Team

Montgomery County (PA); Norristown (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated individuals to join their Trial Team. In this role, you will manage all aspects of court cases, from filing to disposition, ensuring accurate data entry in the State’s Case Management System. You will be responsible for organizing paperwork, generating case folders, and maintaining correspondence with Lower Court staff. This position is ideal for detail-oriented individuals with strong communication skills who thrive in both team settings and independent tasks. Join a supportive environment where your contributions will directly impact the judicial process and help facilitate justice in the community.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalency required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills essential.
• Detail-oriented and well-organized individuals preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sort and time stamp all incoming paperwork for court filings.
• Generate reports on discrepancies with filings.
• Maintain communication with Lower Court staff.

Skills

Written Communication Skills

Verbal Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Detail-Oriented

Typing Skills

Teamwork

Critical Thinking

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalency

Job description

Trial Team members handle all aspects of a case during the time it is active. This starts at the time that the case is filed and ends with the case disposition. Team members accurately and efficiently enter information in the State’s Common Pleas Case Management System (CPCMS). The team is responsible for maintaining accurate dockets for all cases.

Responsibilities:

• Sort, order, time stamp all Lower/MDJ Court incoming paperwork and create Court of Common Pleas Criminal Docket numbers for each filing.
• Generate folder for each corresponding case, label, and prepare for scanning.
• Process extraditions.
• Process transferred cases from other Counties.
• Forward all Lower Court checks/payments to cashier.
• Maintain and provide email and phone correspondence with Lower Court staff.
• Generate reports that note any discrepancies with filings and forward to appropriate stakeholders and continue to follow up until all issues are resolved.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalency.
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills.
• Well Organized and Detail-Oriented.
• Excellent Typing/Computer skills.
• Ability to work well in a Team Setting as well as Independently.
• Ability to Think Critically, Define Issues/Problems, and Implement Valid Solutions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; talk; and hear. The employee is occasionally requested to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.