Assistant Clerk (Judicial)

at  State of Rhode Island

CLASS DEFINITION

The primary duty of this position is to perform varied clerical work of a responsible nature requiring exercise of independent judgment and to do related work as required in the office of the Pretrial Services Unit. To assist the public and attorneys at the counters, answer telephones, prepare violations for defendants that fail to appear, obtain police reports from those agencies, assign cases to investigators, assist the pretrial services investigators with obtaining criminal records and assign domestic violence cases that require use of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument. Required to perform lateral and below lateral duties as may be assigned by the Court Administrator, Executive Director of the Pretrial Services Unit, or his/her designee.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT

Graduation from high school required; college degree preferred; proficiency in applying court rules a plus. Excellent organizational skills are a must. Experience such as may have been gained as a General Operations Assistant in District Court or another state court, tribunal, or private law practice; or any combination of education and experience that is substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

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