Job description

Sixth Judicial District is looking for applicants for a Court Assistant to assist in Tompkins County.

Court Assistants serve as part clerks in: Supreme Courts; all County and District level courts; those City Courts with three or more full-time judges; and the Civil Court of the City of New York. As part clerks, they work under the supervision of higher level court clerical personnel, Chief Clerks, Commissioners of Jurors, or County Clerks and perform court clerical tasks directly related to court proceedings. Court Assistants may also work outside of the courtroom in these same courts, in other New York City courts, or in the Court of Claims, where they provide procedural information, supervise units staffed by Principal Office Assistants and other subordinate personnel engaged in court support activities such as intake of papers or docketing. They may be designated to act in the absence of the Chief Clerk or Commissioner of Jurors, and may perform duties related to arbitration and the disposition of actions by means of arbitration, and perform other related duties.

ASSIGNMENT:

Duties include but are not limited to: accepting court documents; examining for accuracy, completion and legal sufficiency; extracting pertinent information from court records; scheduling court proceedings on the calendar; annotating all provisions of court rulings for permanent records; preparing written correspondence to the public, attorneys and outside agencies; communicating orally with the public, attorneys, and court personnel; scheduling hearings and conferences between attorneys, litigants and others requested by the judge and assigning and reviewing clerical tasks such as typing, filing and docketing to subordinates.

QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or the equivalent and two (2) years of clerical experience; or Four (4) years of clerical experience; or Thirty (30) college level credits substituted for each year of work experience.

As part of the interview process, all applicants will be required to pass an assessment test.

*Section 25.20 (a) Rules of the Chief Judge provides that an appointment may be made on a provisional/temporary basis provided there are no eligibles available for appointment from the existing eligible list. To be appointed on a permanent basis, you must take the civil service examination and be among the top three acceptors.

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Job Type: Temporary

Pay: $54,768.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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