Court Services Officer 1 (35 HRS)

New Jersey Courts is a large organization committed to high standards of service. They are seeking a Court Services Officer 1 to manage case processing within the Appellate Division, including handling criminal appeals and ensuring compliance with court rules.

Responsibilities

• Review and process new criminal sentencing appeals and associated documents
• Review Notices of appeal
• Process Motions to the Court
• Review Briefs and appendices
• Monitor appeals for timely filings
• Review electronic documentation in ecourts appellate and ACME case management system
• Investigate and resolve overdue transcripts
• Attending and coordinating sentencing oral arguments and sound recording, using Court Smart for SOA and order to show cause hearings
• Train new sound recorders on the operation of court recording equipment
• Verify and update attorney designations
• Verify, process and file protective orders
• Perform other related duties as required

Skills

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and one year of paraprofessional experience in case management involving gathering, reviewing and verifying case-related information which shall have included one or more of the following: conducting investigations, monitoring casework flow, interviewing clients or customers for needed information, preparing investigative fact-finding reports and/or writing case notes or other case-related correspondence
• Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional paraprofessional or professional experience on a year-for-year basis with one year of such experience being equal to 30 semester hour credits
• An associate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of additional paraprofessional or professional experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
• Degrees conferred outside of the United States must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service
• For some positions, applicants must have the ability to perform work which requires climbing and prolonged standing, stretching, bending and reaching to perform the essential duties of the position
• For some positions, the selected candidate must be able to frequently lift and carry supplies weighing from 30 to 50 pounds and, occasionally, materials weighing up to 75 pounds, in order to perform essential duties of the position
• Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to perform essential duties of the position
• Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations
• Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting
• In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), the 'New Jersey First Act,' all persons newly hired by the Judiciary within one year must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey

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