operations associate

law clerk

court clerk

senior operations associate

operations supervisor

Minnesota Judicial Branch

A typical day at work would involve me fielding calls from both lawyers and pro se litigants. They often had questions about the appellate process and when particular deadlines are upcoming.I learned almost everything there is to know about the two highest courts in the state. Management was wonderful. Always super helpful and could diffuse a situation with an upset client better than anyone. My co-workers were awesome. I think they appreciated me because I lightened their work load, but they were generally good people that I still keep in contact with to this day. The hardest part of my job was dealing with pro se litigants when their first language was not English. Because I was unable to provide any legal advice, they often felt frustrated that I could not fill out the proper paperwork. The most enjoyable part of my job was interacting with pro se clients. To see the hope in their eyes, that someway, somehow, their case would be overturned.

I am a child advocate at both Family and Juvenile Court in the State of Minnesota. I have worked there for 3 years and have received thorough trainings regarding child welfare and the legal systems in the US. I conduct my independent investigation into all cases on behalf of the judges, and my job is to gather as much information as possible so that I can represent the best interests of the children at court. Judges rely heavily on Advocate's information to make informed decision regarding the welfare of the children at each court hearing. My role is very important as a neutral party at court compared to other parties such as the State attorney, the Child Protection case worker, Social Services, Parents and their attorney and even the children and their attorney. I love my job and I enjoy working with the families, and seeing the growth and progress made toward a safer and better environment for children.

I loved my job, my coworkers, The Staff attorney's Office, my law clerks, The Attorney General's Office and my former supervisors.  There is no doubt, they felt the same way about me. 

"In my last 8 months with the court, The entire environment, my  scope of responsibilities,  new management, and the changing job culture, changed  everything for me,  Because of this I prefer not to answer these required questions.  

What was is no longer.

Daily repetitive data entry using outdated softwares, answering phones and the front desk. Hardest part of the job is using the systems  because there is a significant lack of training on how to use the softwares, only onboarding training. Most of the employees have been there for 10+ years, leaving little room for job growth and advancement. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Learning what it entails to process cases.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not getting organized productive training 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I’m not sure about the company but it seems like it’s every man for himself. There’s no enforcement of proper training in the department and was very unorganized in that matter.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Either your clerking court or processing cases all day.

Process of imaging and logged into the Minnesota State Court Information System documents in data, Matched the document in specific Court Deputy Clerk, Responsible for helped with Manager, other general office procedures filing and copying.

The good hardest part of the job and enjoyable round with 300-400 boxes, keep myself focus, In-dependable on following the lists, never stress on office procedures filing and copying, but love to help working with the Manager well round.

I have enjoyed my time with the courts. The work is very structured - you stay busy, learn something new every day, and get a mix of customer interactions and independent work. I have great work life balance which I appreciate but this role is severely under compensated, and offers very few advancement opportunities other than moving into leadership roles. 

If you want to absolutely lose your mind working somewhere, this is your place! I was promoted within a few weeks of working then fired shortly after for no apparent reason. The supervisors love to talk bad about your old employers and are extremely arrogant not to mention. The turnover is fairly high (they are always hiring) and if that doesn't tell you something, I don't know what will.

This is a wonderful group of people and much more relaxed than I had anticipated. Everyone works very hard but also enjoys their job so much that it isn’t stressful.

Slow-paced, very little project movement, red tape and legalities everywhere, not enough work for my intended hiring position.  It allowed me very little flexibility to expand my skills due to "no budget", was promised required infrastructure would be in place for me to do my job and the project was postponed, giving me little to fill 40 hour weeks.

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