CURC Paid Student Intern - Fall 2026/Spring 2027

New Jersey Courts•Toms River, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ocean Vicinage is seeking college students with strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills for a paid internship opportunity within the court system. This internship provides hands-on experience in judicial operations and public administration while supporting court proceedings and services. Interns will perform a variety of clerical, administrative, and customer service duties in connection with matters instituted before the Court. Interns will gain broad exposure to court processes, case management, and the overall structure of the judiciary. This Internship is available for the Court User Resource Center/Ombudsman's Office.

Requirements

Thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university pursuing a degree.
Unofficial College or University transcript must be included in your application in order to be considered.
US citizenship is not required.
Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations.
Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), the "New Jersey First Act," all persons newly hired by the Judiciary within one year must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.
Applicants must complete the work experience and education sections and attach any required documents.
Applications must describe all relevant work experience in detail, beginning with your current or most recent job, including military service (indicate rank), internships and job-related volunteer work, if applicable.
Use a separate section to describe each position.
Applicants who indicate "see resume" or enter their initials to acknowledge that they have skipped the Work History and Education sections will not be considered, unless they do not possess any education history or work experience.
Only applicants that follow the application instructions and submit completed applications will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Strong analytical skills

Responsibilities

Assist with answering phones, returning phone calls, and receiving and distributing voicemails
Contact and follow up with applicants and/or members of the public
Perform special projects
Conduct research and analysis
Perform computer related work
Collect and enter data
Provide customer service
Draft correspondence and memos
Attend outreach events
Organize and scan paper files and upload into an electronic filing system
Assist staff and perform other duties as directed
Data entry
Database research
Document processing
Filing
Scanning
Photocopying
Assisting court staff and members of the public