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JUDICIAL ASSISTANT I (FLEX)

San Bernardino County Court Districts, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$57K/yr - $73K/yr

3+ years exp

NEOGOV is hiring for the position of Judicial Assistant I at the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino. The role involves supporting courtroom operations and case management by maintaining court records, assisting judicial officers, and coordinating daily activities in the courtroom.

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Responsibilities

Prepares, examines, and maintains a variety of court-related calendars, reviews files to post information on court calendar; reviews files for necessary documents; maintain records for statistics/backlog

Attends trials, courtroom hearings, and conferences; documents court actions and procedures by handwritten minute order or entry in the court's case management system with "point of event" entry; prepares brief summaries including but not limited to court attendance, court findings, court orders and continuances

Reviews and received legal documents for completeness, conformity, jurisdiction and validity with code and court procedures; accepts documents or rejects if requirements are not met; receives and prepares legal documents/orders to support court orders; completes and distributes a number of computer-generated orders and documents

Maintains records of jury selection process and attendance; administers oath to jury, witnesses, interpreters and bailiffs; reads verdicts, and polls jury; calculates and collects jury fees and court reporter fees

Advises attorneys, general public, local and state agencies regarding status or cases and explains legal processing procedures; researchers and reviews new legislation and changes in case law; acts as liaison between attorneys, other court related agencies and the judicial officer

Coordinates courtroom activity and needs with document processing unit, jury services and other court units as well as legal counsel, law enforcement representatives and others involved with court operations and execution of orders; manages the courtroom making sure that it is run efficiently and effectively; assures the correctness of the court orders and procedures

Takes custody of, marks, and keeps written records of all physical exhibits presented to the court as evidence

Assists in training other Judicial Assistants

Assists in document processing units when services are not required in the courtroom

Provides vacation and temporary relief as required

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Court proceduresLegal document processingCase management systemsClerical experienceOrganizational skillsAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent

At least three (3) years of increasingly responsible clerical experience in a court or legal office preparing or processing legal documents for court filing and processing

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Preferred

Completion of college-level course work is desirable

Two (2) years of equivalent or higher-level experience in another California trial court

Benefits

MEDICAL: The Court offers a variety of comprehensive health plan options to fit individual employee needs. The Court contributes up to $200.00 in benefit plan dollars each pay period to help full-time employees pay for health premiums. In addition, the health plan subsidy the court contributes toward the employee cost is 58.5% to 60% based on plan selection and level of coverage.

DENTAL: The dental subsidy is equivalent to 100% of the employee only DPPO coverage plan (but not less than twenty-three dollars and two cents {$23.02} per pay period.)

VISION: Court-paid plan for employees. No co-pay/deductible for eye exams; frames and standard lenses or contact lenses (in lieu of standard lenses) every twelve (12) months.

SHORT-TERM DISABILITY: Court-subsidized benefit that provides partial income replacement in the event that an employee is unable to work due to a non-work related disability.

LIFE INSURANCE: Court-paid basic life insurance benefit of $35,000. Additional supplemental life and AD&D insurance benefits may be purchased voluntarily.

MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees elect to set aside pre-tax money each pay period to pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical expenses for themselves and their eligible dependents that are not paid by insurance or reimbursed by any other benefit plan.

DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE PLAN: This is a type of Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that helps participating eligible employees lower their taxable income. Under this plan, employees may set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified childcare or dependent care expenses that are necessary for the employee and/or spouse to continue working.

VACATION: After completion of the requisite hours of continuous service (based on the bargaining unit), employees are eligible to use accrued vacation allowance. Depending on length of service, employees may accrue from 80 to 176 hours annually.

HOLIDAY: Fourteen (14) paid recognized holidays and the accrual of two (2) floating holidays annually.

SICK LEAVE: Employees in regular positions accrue approximately 3.39 hours of sick leave per pay period to use during instances of authorized absence due to illness, injury, or medically related appointments.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: ALL employees are eligible to receive a maximum of thirty-two (32) hours of paid leave per occurrence for bereavement leave due to the death of a person in the immediate family.

RETIREMENT: The Court is a 1937 Act employer. More detailed information may be found by contacting SBCERA at (909) 885-7980 or toll-free at 1-877-722-3721 or by visiting the website at San Bernardino County Retirement Association. The Court does not pay into the Social Security system; however, it does contribute to Medicare.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Employees are eligible to participate in the Court's 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. This is the supplemental retirement plan that permits employees to defer a certain portion of their pre or post tax salary, within certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits, to an account maintained by an investment service provider. Participating employees in the pre-tax option postpone paying taxes on the deferred portion of their income.

TUITION BENEFIT: Employees with at least twelve (12) months of service will be allowed a maximum of $600.00 each fiscal year. These monies may be used for job related education or career development, book fees or to reimburse membership dues in professional organizations.

CAR ALLOWANCE: Use of Court Vehicle.

COMMUTER SERVICES: This program assists with providing information on carpools, rideshare matching, and public transportation options. The Court offers incentives for employees eligible to participating in Ridesharing activities.

FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE: The Court recognizes the importance of work/life balance. Employees may request alternative work scheduling or flexible work schedules when classifications meet the requirements.