Courtroom Clerk I ID - 15503
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COURTROOM CLERK I Examination No. 23-008San Diego Superior Court is seeking qualified candidates for the Courtroom Clerk I eligible list. This opportunity is open to the general public and current employees of the San Diego Superior Court. Volunteers are not eligible to apply.The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Courtroom Clerk vacancies in all court locations as they occur and are approved to be filled.
COURTROOM CLERK I Examination No. 23-008San Diego Superior Court is seeking qualified candidates for the Courtroom Clerk I eligible list. This opportunity is open to the general public and current employees of the San Diego Superior Court. Volunteers are not eligible to apply.The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Courtroom Clerk vacancies in all court locations as they occur and are approved to be filled.
If you have already applied since the announcement first went out on January 5, 2023, you DO NOT need to reapply under this examination number to be considered.Courtroom Clerks may be assigned to any area or work location to meet the needs of the Court.JOB SUMMARY Courtroom Clerks perform complex legal clerical work in support of Superior Court judicial officers.
Typical duties include attending court sessions to record and prepare the official minutes of court proceedings; administering oaths; impaneling juries and maintaining jury attendance records; receiving, marking and maintaining exhibits; reading verdicts and polling juries; calendaring activities in support of independent calendar departments in civil, family or probate, including preparing notices and resolving scheduling problems; providing authoritative information on court policies, procedures, or specific cases; utilizing and maintaining information in automated case management tracking systems; and filing, preparing and processing a variety of court documents for civil, criminal, juvenile, family law, probate, small claims, or minor offense cases.
The IDEAL CANDIDATE should have the following: KNOWLEDGE OF: Legal terminology; legal clerical procedures related to preparing, processing and reviewing court-related documents and forms; routine court proceedings and calendaring activities related to civil, criminal, juvenile, family law, probate, small claims, and minor offense matters; and proper English usage, including grammar and punctuation.
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ABILITY TO: Listen, summarize, and document court proceedings; read, comprehend and interpret legal codes and statutes; proofread and review documents and records for correctness and sufficiency of information; follow written and verbal instructions;
communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; prepare and compose correspondence and reports; train others in job tasks; maintain confidentiality; work independently; organize and prioritize work; effectively handle multiple and varied assignments simultaneously; exercise good judgment, tact, courtesy and diplomacy in dealing with judicial officers, court staff, attorneys, law enforcement officers and the general public; and operate and use personal computers.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSApplicants must have at least two years of full-time experience as a Court Operations Clerk and related knowledge, skills and abilities; OR four years of full-time legal clerical/secretarial experience including preparing, processing and/or reviewing legal documents.
Educational Substitution: A paralegal certificate from an accredited college or university or an Associate's degree (or higher) in business or a directly related field may substitute for up to a maximum of one (1) year of the required two (2) years of Court Operations Clerk legal clerical/secretarial experience.HOW TO APPLYApplicants must submit an online application via NEOGOV. Please go to http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov, click on the General Info tab, then click the “Employment” link. At the Job Opportunities page, click on the position that you are interested in, then click on the “Apply” link.New users of the NEOGOV/GovernmentJobs online application system will need to set up a job applicant user account.
RESUME REQUIREMENTApplicants must include a copy of their résumé, attached as a Word or PDF file in the "Attachments" section. Your application will not be considered if your résumé is not attached.
FILING DEADLINEOnline applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. However, this recruitment may close at any time without notice. Paper applications will not be accepted.
EVALUATION AND SELECTIONThe examination process will be based 100% on your responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire and all materials submitted at the time of application.
Qualified candidates will be placed on the Courtroom Clerk I eligible list based on an evaluation of information provided in the online application. Candidates whose qualifications best meets the needs of the court will be invited to participate in selection interviews.As vacancies approved to be filled occur, names of candidates from the eligible list will be forwarded to the department hiring manager.
Court area experience and work location preferences indicated on the application may be taken into consideration when referring candidates to the department hiring manager.Placement on the eligible list does NOT guarantee that all candidates will be contacted by department hiring managers for interviews.If placed on the eligible list under this recruitment, you may not re-apply or submit additional application materials.
The provisions of this job bulletin do not constitute an implied or expressed contract, and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked at any time. The requirements stated represent only the minimum required to file an application. Meeting the listed requirements does not guarantee an applicant will qualify.Updated November 2023
