English (Civil)

New Jersey Courts•Freehold, NJ

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

When you come to work for New Jersey Judiciary you will join an 8500-member strong TEAM that operates with the highest standards of independence, integrity, fairness and quality service. You will be engaged with work that has purpose, meaning and makes a difference in lives of the public we serve. We work hard every day to build the public’s trust and confidence in our court system, which includes issues such as bail reform, marijuana decriminalization and recovery court. Whether it be in a courtroom, an administrative office, a courthouse training room, an IT office or in the field, our Judiciary workforce is improving the lives of countless individuals and families every day. We honor the dignity and individualism of each member of our organization while fostering professionalism and continuous improvement in our work. The Monmouth Vicinage Civil Division is searching for customer service-oriented individuals with strong technical competence, reasoning, teamwork and interpersonal skills. Under the general direction of the Division Manager, or other supervisory personnel, the successful candidate will utilize office skills to provide a variety of administrative clerical functions and clerical support to the division.

Requirements

One year of experience performing a variety of clerical and support services to include keyboarding and one or more of the following: document or information processing, handling payments for fees, recording monies received, reconciling balances or accounts and/or scheduling meetings or appointments.
Ability to use a keyboard, no minimum speed.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish/English

Responsibilities

Serve as a court clerk/backup court clerk to a Civil Court Judge.
Operate and maintain Court smart.
Mark and maintain evidence.
Operate and test court recording equipment proficiently per the current guidelines and procedures.
Answer inquiries from the public.
Explain judiciary policies and procedures to clients and customers.
Perform data entry and case processing for Civil dockets.
Process court documents submitted through Jeds and upload documents to the E-courts case jacket.
Examine documents for adherence to applicable procedures.
Facilitate movement of case related matters.
Inform court users of delinquencies in filing.
Schedule dates or times for conferences, hearings, trials, adjournments.
File documents and files in appropriate location.
Provide copies of requested documents to external and internal customers.
Purge, destroy and/or send to archives older case files.
Complete orders/forms for various types of proceedings.
Enter case results and distribute orders to designated court users and appropriate offices.
Screen and process time sensitive paperwork, including checking for accuracy.
Confer regularly with chambers staff regarding motions and scheduling.
Perform other related duties as required.
Preparing, calling and annotating the court calendar.
Swearing in jurors.
Administering oaths to witnesses.
Maintaining custody of exhibits.
Recording and maintaining records of court proceedings.
Updating case information.
Discussing daily court activities, scheduling of cases, calling of calendar, etc., with the Judge.