Judicial Operations Manager

Jud/Family Court•Dover, DE

15h

About The Position

Family Court’s mission is to provide equal access to justice for the families and children under its jurisdiction in a manner that is fair and efficient and that maintains the public’s trust and confidence in an independent and accountable judiciary. We strive each day to build an atmosphere that ensures all members of the public are treated with courtesy, dignity, and respect. We strive to have the same environment for our staff and value a diverse workforce. We offer career opportunities that make a difference in people’s lives every day. Come join our team where our goal is to operate Family Court through great staff across the state. This is the first line manager of a unit of a court's operations (i.e., 24-hour JP Courts or other designated courts, county-wide operations for CCP, criminal or civil divisions in Family Court, or a major functional unit of Superior Court operations) responsible for program/administrative responsibilities such as implementing policies/procedures, representing the courts' operations in the testing of pilot programs as the subject matter experts and implementing new programs as a result of legislation. Positions typically report to an administrative superior.

Requirements

Three years’ experience in managing cases as they move through the legal process.
Three years’ experience in researching files, records, and other sources of information, to ensure accurate case data and resolve issues in case flow or other issues.
Three years’ experience in narrative report writing.
Six months’ experience in staff supervision.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.

Responsibilities

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.
Tracks case events/status, anticipates case flow problems/causes for delay and initiates appropriate action to expedite cases effectively and efficiently including contacting participants to resolve issues that inhibit case flow.
Develops case management procedures for use by judge or team.
Advises 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.