Court specialist job description

The Court Specialist (Office Specialist) is responsible for the financial, technical, administrative and clerical aspects of the Municipal Court Clerk's Office. Duties include: data submission to the appropriate governmental or regulatory agencies; jail bill reconciliation; processing of daily deposits, bankruptcy, expungements, warrants, Kansas Open Record Requests, judicial correspondence; coordination of court interpreters, court appointed attorneys and pro tern judges.
Primary duties include:

Accurately process all overdue functions for the court daily, including but not limited to the issuance of warrants and license suspensions.
Performs quality checks on dockets in a timely manner to ensure accurate processing of judicial orders.
Review cash, surety and own recognizance bonds and process forfeitures and exoneration
Reconciles the monthly jail invoice and transmits reconciliation to the appropriate parties in order to provide accurate and timely payment of invoices.
Process inmate paperwork, reports and mugshots from Shawnee County Department of Corrections daily.

Minimum qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent. Two years of experience in clerical work required, including one year of supervisory or office management and accounting-related experience. Must possess and maintain a valid KS driver's license and City-insurable driving record.

Entry rate: Up to $19.40 per hour, DOQ

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The City of Topeka offers a comprehensive benefits package, including


Health/Dental Insurance Kansas Public Employee Retirement System which totals over 315,000 active, inactive and retired members and manages approximately $20 billion in assets for KPERS members' benefits. Generous paid vacation leave and separate paid sick leave, and one additional paid personal leave days each year Paid Life/Long Term Disability Insurance (457) Deferred Comp Savings Plan Short-Term Disability Insurance Free Onsite Health & Wellness Clinic Free in-house Wellness Center, a full service fitness facility Free Parking Employee Assistance Program.

The City of Topeka is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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The Court Procedures Team is a part of the Litigation Department and functions as a resource for litigators regarding the procedural components of their cases. The team provides procedural and filing guidance for matters in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels, and executes all court filings.
What you do:
Respond to workflow requests of firm attorneys and professional staff relating to court rules, court procedures, court filings, and execution of other court-related tasking. Develop and maintain effective professional working relationships with court personnel, firm attorneys, support staff, and outside vendors. Provide substantive assistance in the preparation of court filings, compliance reviews on court filings, and the coordination of filing and service of various documents. Contribute to the development and management of internal resource guides to provide substantive and functional assistance to team members and litigators. Function as a primary resource to research and respond to inquiries regarding complex procedural or deadline related issues. Assist the Managing Attorney in firm defense matters which includes, but is not limited to, responding to process and subpoenas that are served upon the firm.

Who you are:
If you are right for this role you are independently driven to succeed and can function within a litigation department of a global firm with the requisite commitment and enthusiasm, but wish to benefit from not maintaining a personal caseload. Court Procedures attorneys are expected to be extremely active in the team's daily workflow, handling multiple assignments simultaneously. The ideal candidate will be eager to continuously expand his or her subject matter knowledge, and in turn, be willing to provide hands-on assistance to junior staff in both the execution of workflow and in expanding the subject matter expertise of junior team members. There is no “typical day” for Court Procedures staff - assignments may range from the preparation of all materials necessary to initiate a new action, and filing of the same, to researching the procedural mechanisms that would allow enforcement of foreign judgments. You must be dedicated to meeting the needs of the role, which occasionally requires a time commitment beyond typical working hours. Vital to the success and professional development of the Court Procedures Attorney is the ability and desire to become a subject matter expert that the firm attorneys can trust and rely on.
Familiarity with federal and state rules of civil and appellate procedure is helpful. The ability to effectively identify and analyze issues, and to reach sound conclusions on court rules, procedure, and jurisdictional issues, is vital. You must be admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar or equivalent (depending on the location of position).#LI-MS1

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