Senior Judicial Chambers Operations Lead

STATE OF NEVADA-JUDICIAL BRANCH; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 98,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vacation

Sick Leave

Holidays

Retirement

Deferred Compensation

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Flexibility

Job summary

The State of Nevada Judicial Branch in Las Vegas seeks a full-time confidential employee to provide legal administrative support to Justice Pickering and the chambers. The role includes supervising chambers staff, managing workflow, drafting and proofreading bench memoranda, and coordinating meetings, travel, and external communications.

The position requires fluency in Microsoft Word and Westlaw, the ability to learn the court’s case management systems, and experience with C-Track and Outlook

Qualifications

• At least five years of progressive legal administrative experience, including three years in advanced legal secretarial duties.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong legal research, editing, and document-management skills are highly preferred.
• Ability to exercise discretion, maintain confidentiality, and manage complex, deadline-driven workloads.
• Experience with Westlaw is required.
• Prior experience with C-Track or similar software is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Exercise delegated authority and independent judgment in addressing administrative issues affecting chambers and Court operations, ensuring strict confidentiality.
• Resolve administrative matters not requiring the Justice’s direct attention and serve as executive liaison among chambers, Court departments, and external stakeholders.
• Communicate directives, track assignments, and maintain progress on all chambers tasks.
• Coordinate the Justice’s and chambers' schedules to meet deadlines for bench memoranda, opinions, orders, and rehearing matters.
• Develop and refine chambers procedures, workflows, and priorities.
• Supervise chambers staff, including law clerks, interns, and externs; provide orientation, training, and quality control of all work product.
• Review, edit, and proofread all chambers documentation, including draft opinions, orders, dissents, and concurrences.
• Manage document control for pending dispositions considered at en banc or panel conferences.
• Screen and prioritize calls, correspondence, and visitors, exercising discretion in determining urgent matters and coordinating responses.
• Maintain effective working relationships with courts statewide, state agencies, the Legislature, the Bar, the Executive Branch, media, and visiting delegations.
• Coordinate the Justice’s calendar, official engagements, and committee obligations; arrange meetings, prepare background materials, and support speech preparation.
• Organize Court-related events and receptions as needed.
• Arrange complex in-state and out-of-state travel for the Justice and chambers staff and prepare corresponding reimbursement claims.

Skills

Word

Excel

Outlook

Westlaw

Discretion/Confidentiality

Advanced legal secretarial duties

Tools

C-Track

Job description

The State of Nevada Judicial Branch in Las Vegas seeks a full-time confidential employee to provide legal administrative support to Justice Pickering and the chambers. The role includes supervising chambers staff, managing workflow, drafting and proofreading bench memoranda, and coordinating meetings, travel, and external communications.

The position requires fluency in Microsoft Word and Westlaw, the ability to learn the court’s case management systems, and experience with C-Track and Outlook