JOB
Your outstanding customer service experience, computer skills, and attention to detail may meet the minimum qualification for a rewarding public service career with the Snohomish County District Court.
This job posting serves to fill one current vacancy at the Everett Division and creates a registry for up to 6 months to fill future vacancies. While the current vacancy is at the Everett Division, placement could be in any one of our four locations: Cascade Division. located in Arlington, WA, Evergreen Division, located in Monroe, WA, Everett Division, located in Everett, WA and South Division, located in Lynnwood, WA.
The Legal Process Assistant II provides outstanding customer service while performing essential tasks in the District Court Clerk's Office or Courtroom setting, is skilled in accurate data entry and maintaining records in a fast-paced environment with flexibility and dedication to the team.
Successful Candidates will have:
- The ability to work independently at a high-performance rate while being flexible and dedicated to the team.
- Excellent customer service skills and a passion for public service.
- A commitment to equity and inclusion and ability to work with tact and diplomacy within a diverse community and workforce. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES BASIC FUNCTION
To perform a variety of complex duties in a district court or juvenile court.
STATEMENT OF ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
1. Assists the general public, defendants, attorneys and law enforcement representatives in person or on the phone by answering questions and explaining court procedures; schedules trial and hearing dates; locates information from court records and provides it to the public as appropriate.
2. Receives, records and processes payment of court fines, bail, penalty assessments and fees; enters payments on a computer terminal and issues receipts; prepares time payment agreements; monitors payments and takes appropriate action on past due accounts.
3. Receives, processes and issues legal documents such as subpoenas, warrants, summons, judgments and dispositions; reviews items for such things as accuracy, completeness and signatures; forwards documents to other agencies as necessary.
4. Enters information on correct records on a computer terminal; makes docket entries involving such things as pleas, dispositions, sentences, motions and notices; updates, retrieves and processes computer data.
5. Reviews and prepares case files for court sessions; pulls all related files; prepares and types documents as necessary.
6. Schedules, court hearings; prepares notices for litigants; prepares court calendars; records courtroom proceedings; maintains recording logs, marks exhibits and processes orders of the court; records documents filed in open court; provides required forms to defendants and other parties and secures necessary signatures.
7. Processes commitments, releases and referrals; monitors cases for compliance with court orders; prepares files and refers defendants to agencies as directed by judge; enters compliance reports and other documents into files and records; contacts other agencies as required; refers cases of noncompliance to judge and prepares summons and warrants as required; verifies completion of judge's orders and closes files.
8. Assists in the scheduling and coordination of jury trials; prepares and/or mails out juror information, cost bills, sign-in sheets, information sheets and selection cards; signs in jurors; contacts jurors who do not respond; prepares jury related statistics.
STATEMENT OF OTHER JOB DUTIES
1. May perform all the duties of subordinate level employees.
2. Relieves in all areas of the district court as assigned
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
standard office practices, procedures and machines
basic arithmetic
Ability to:
enter information into a computer system
assist the public in determining what their needs are
communicate effectively with people regardless of age, sex or social, economic or cultural background includingpersons with social or behavioral problems, and communicate with litigants in both supportive and confrontivemodes
obtain information from defendants in the face of hostility and dispute
maintain records and prepare related forms, documents, statements and reports
work with minimum supervision
follow oral and written instructions
operate standard office equipment
operate standard office software packages (word processing, spreadsheet, database, email, and calendaring)
meet deadlines and cope with interruptions
make arithmetic calculations
learn and be able to clearly explain applicable laws and ordinances, procedures and practices
exercise good judgment under stressful circumstances
SUPERVISION
Employees receive general supervision from a supervisor or an administrative superior as assigned. Assignments are made including generally, what is to be done the quantity of work expected and any deadlines, which are to be met. The employee carries out recurring assignments on his/her own initiative and receives additional specific instructions for new or unusual assignments. Work may be spot checked to ensure timely completion and accuracy.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work is performed in the usual office environment and/or a courtroom.
Snohomish County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.
EEO policy and ADA notice
If you have any questions about this posting, please reach out to Jen Crossen - Deputy Court Administrator at
[email protected].
Job offers are contingent on successful completion of reference and background checks.
Snohomish County will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for
this opportunity. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify
identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
