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Legal Processing Specialist I

Orange County Superior Court, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$3,972.80/mo - $4,524/mo

1+ years exp

Orange County Superior Court is the third largest court of general jurisdiction in California, providing essential services to the community. The Legal Processing Specialist I performs specialized tasks including receiving, reviewing, and filing court-related documents while assisting the public and ensuring compliance with court procedures.

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Responsibilities

Explains legal filing procedures and associated fines and fees at the counter; assists the general public, law enforcement agents, attorneys and their staff, and other court employees with locating information, documents, and other court-related materials

Interacts with the public or others in a high-visibility, high-volume environment involving intense and difficult situations requiring advising parties of proper procedures, court policies, and options

Reviews and explains court-related documents for compliance with all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures; informs attorneys and litigants relative to the completing, filing, issuing, and serving of documents, subpoenaing witnesses, and documents, appeals, and post-judgment remedies and collection of fees/fines

Accepts payment for bails, fines, and service fees from the public and by mail; issues receipts and makes changes; maintains and reconciles cash drawers; sets up and maintains accounts receivable; establishes bail trust accounts

Assists in maintaining court calendars, schedules cases, notifies concerned parties, places cases on calendar, and assembles case documents; reviews court documents for completeness and accuracy; receives, processes, and assigns court proceedings based on pleadings, continuances, and other pertinent information; compiles a variety of narrative and statistical reports and court case statistics. Separates and distributes minute orders to appropriate parties as indicated by the court record

Prepares documents for electronic imaging and performs post-committal quality assurance of scanned documents, ensuring data integrity and image clarity. Ensures appropriate docket codes and security levels are applied so that imaged documents are available to the appropriate parties

Performs other duties as may be required

Qualification

Clerical experienceCustomer serviceDocument processingBilingual (Spanish/Vietnamese)High school diploma

Required

High school diploma, or GED equivalent

One (1) year of full-time (or equivalent) clerical experience that includes providing customer service in person or via the telephone

Completion of twenty-four (24) semester units or thirty-six (36) quarter units in office practices, secretarial science, business administration, or a closely related field from a recognized college or university may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the required clerical experience