Assistant Court Clerk (County Courts) - District Clerks - 0107-3530-

at  Nueces County

SUMMARY:

Provides services for two County Courts-at-Law by maintaining the Minute books, sending notices to attorneys, and filing material within the courts.
Responds to requests for assistance from the Court Clerk and other officials of each court, processes and files a variety of legal documents.
In the absence of a Court Clerk, carries out all the duties of that position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County’s insurance carrier.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
This position requires a high school diploma or GED certificate with courses in typing or word processing, plus at least three years of clerical experience.
At least one year of that clerical experience must have involved work in a court, or dealing with legal documents, or other work in a judicial or law-office setting.
Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities, may be considered for current Nueces County employees only.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions and percentages.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures including automated statistical and record keeping systems.
Working knowledge of local court rules.
Working knowledge of any combination of the following: Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure, Penal Code, Family Code, Probate Code and Rules of Eminent Domain Proceedings.
Familiarity with complex legal documents, instruments, records and reports.
Excellent command of the English language and knowledge of legal terminology.
Ability to type accurately at a speed of at least 40 words per minute.
Ability to operate standard office machines.
Ability to operate or demonstrated ability to learn automated word processing equipment.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with judges, members of the legal profession and the general public.

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