Legal Process Clerk (8106) – Citywide – (C00457)
About The Position
Under direct supervision, the Legal Process Clerk performs detailed clerical work involving the processing of legal actions. The essential functions of this job may include: reviewing, processing, routing and filing records; retrieving legal documents using various filing systems; responding to inquiries made in-person and over the telephone; answering questions pertaining to regulation requirements of documents; utilizing computer terminals to perform record researches and data entry; assembling legal papers and case files; filing motions and other legal papers; distributing mail and delivering legal papers; typing forms, memoranda, correspondence and notices. Some positions may require considerable public contact. The nature of this work is that some positions may require considerable public contact and this work may include carrying and lifting heavy file and/or storage containers that could weigh up to 25 pounds.
Requirements
- One (1) year (equivalent of 2,000 hours) of verifiable experience processing and/or researching documents in accordance with laws, codes and/or regulations in a legal, governmental, real estate or financial services environment.
- Skill to type 25 net words per minute.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of state and local codes, statutes, ordinances
- Technical knowledge
- Legal terminology
- Ability to perform clerical sorting, filing, code and index documents, records and correspondence using alpha, chronological and numerical filing systems
- Ability to record and transfer information to and from forms, records and databases
- Ability to read and comprehend legal terminology
- Ability to input and retrieve data
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Ability to interact courteously with other staff and the general public
Responsibilities
- Reviews, processes, routes, and files records such as marriage licenses, fictitious name statements, etc. and retrieves legal documents such as court orders.
- Responds to in-person and telephone inquiries from the public, attorneys, litigants, witnesses, victims, police and other law enforcement agencies; checks files and computer records to locate requested information; provides information regarding court and office procedures.
- Operates computer terminal to perform record researches and data entry functions.
- Types forms, memoranda, correspondence and notices; assembles legal papers and case files.
- Files motions and other legal papers in Superior and Municipal Courts.
- Makes entries in the Register of actions; maintains registers of cases bound over to Superior Court.
- Tallies and records dispositions of cases.
- Distributes mail and delivers legal papers to courtroom.
- Obtains records of prior convictions and imprisonment of felons by contacting criminal justice agencies.
- Reviews and routes motions to expunge and to seal and destroy records.
- Examines legal documents to determine acceptability for recording or filing assesses and collects fees and taxes.
- Answers questions pertaining to regulation requirements of documents; compiles by departmental customer service policies in dealing with the general public.
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
