The Court is recruiting for a well organized, detail oriented individual who likes the challenge of variety, and possesses excellent customer service and time management skills. The selected incumbent will provide a variety of relief functions for the Riverside Division. This position reports to the Assistant Deputy-in-Charge.
- Performs relief courtroom duties for judicial officers by providing coverage in the following areas: Law and Motion hearings, Criminal duty, PIA, CVB, ECRO, and Trials.
- Maintains control of the cases assigned to the judicial officer; examines all papers filed in an action for conformity with the rules of practice; calendars and regulates the movement of cases by fixing dates and times for hearings on detention, motions, pre-trial hearings, trials, etc.
- Confers with attorneys and the public, acting as liaison between the judicial officer and Counsel.
- Impanels and administers oaths to jurors; acts as liaison with the jury clerk for ordering and cancellation of juries; keeps required records on other jury matters; swears in witnesses and interpreters. Marks, stores and return exhibits.
- Composes substance of minute order to carry out expressed intentions of the judicial officer; prepares judgments.
- Advises the financial section of fines and orders of restitution imposed by the judicial officer.
- Prepares statistical records of cases.
- Performs data quality control on attorney docketed entries of all documents and proceedings on the docket; performs docketing functions in CM/ECF; generates deadlines and deficiency notices of missing or erroneous documents and assists in case management by ensuring that all automated entries are appropriately linked for proper case management.
- Assists chambers staff with electronic filing by working the chambers folders, i.e. Monitoring in-chambers e-mail box, placing items in the Review Folder, processing items from the Ready Folder, etc.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum three years of specialized experience. Specialized experience is progressively responsible clerical or administrative work including the use of legal terminology, and the application of a body of rules, regulations, directives or laws. Such experience is most often found in law firms, office of legal counsel, state and federal courts, real estate and insurance companies.
- Ability to professionally represent the court in communications with judges, the bar and the public is important.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to work in a high volume work environment.
- Ability to efficiently manage time by planning and organizing the daily work.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Skill in the use of computers.
- Dependability, reliability and good organizational skills.
- Type 45 wpm.
- College degree is preferred.
- Performs other duties as assigned
The selected candidate must be able to bend, pull, push and lift up to 40 pounds, reach, walk and/or stand for extended periods, ability to sit in court at a computer terminal during court hearings entering information into the databases, and involves prolonged periods of sitting. Work is performed in an office setting or courtroom.
Federal benefits include paid vacation and sick leave; health, life, dental, vision, disability, and long term care insurance plans; retirement; matching and tax-deferred Thrift Savings Plan; paid holidays; and flexible work schedule.
The United States District Court requires employees to adhere to a code of conduct (click here to view). As a condition of employment, the final candidate will be subject to an FBI fingerprint background check. The Financial Reform Act requires direct deposit of federal wages for court employees. Due to the volume of applications received, the court will only communicate with those individuals who will be tested or interviewed. Applicants scheduled to test or interview should advise the Human Resources staff if any accommodation will be necessary to test or interview. The United States District Court is a smoke-free environment. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States currently seeking citizenship or intending to become a citizen after meeting the eligibility requirement. Click here to download the job application. Please submit completed application to:
United States District Court
Human Resources Department
312 North Spring Street, Room 535
Los Angeles, California 90012
Refer to: Vacancy No. 13-19