Senior Clerk

Anticipated start date:
August 3, 2026. Full‑time, FLSA non‑exempt position with the Carson City Justice/Municipal Court.

Under general supervision, attends court sessions and assists the Court Operations Supervisor with assigning, directing and reviewing the work of other court support staff; provides difficult, complex, technical, specialized and/or confidential legal office support to court offices.

• Employer‑Paid PERS Retirement: $33.2982 - 46.6175 hourly / $69,260. annually
• Employee/Employer‑Paid PERS Retirement: $40.1705 - 56.2386 hourly / $83,554. annually

Information about the Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) available from the Nevada PERS website.

Recruitment will remain open until needs are satisfied; hiring may occur early. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

• Attend court, administer oaths, swear in juries and witnesses, maintain audio, video and manual records, prepare minute orders, and process court follow‑up.
• Assist the Court Operations Supervisor in providing direction, training, and review of office support staff. Organize and assign work, set priorities, and follow‑up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work.
• Provide input into selection, evaluation, disciplinary and other personnel matters; may counsel employees as required.
• Perform difficult, complex, technical, and/or specialized confidential court support work requiring independent judgment and application of technical skills.
• Compile data from multiple sources to complete and process legal forms, documents, and reports in accordance with established procedures.
• Type correspondence, reports, forms and specialized documents from drafts, notes, court recording system or brief instructions, and compose standard correspondence from brief instructions. Enter and retrieve information from a computer system.
• Receive and process fees, fines or other monies; prepare receipts and balance money received.
• Contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the department’s service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a team.
• Use standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work.
• Demonstrate courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with the public, court and city staff; act in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment.

Education and Experience

Equivalent to a high school diploma or GED and four (4) years of experience providing office support to a court or legal office or similar environment requiring the use of legal terminology and processing of legal documents; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience as determined by Human Resources.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Basic supervisory principles and practices.
• Computer applications related to the work.
• Accepting monies and making accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Standard office practices and procedures, including filing and operation of standard office equipment.
• Policies, procedures, rules and regulations related to the court.
• Legal and court terminology.
• Office administrative practices and procedures.
• Business letter writing and the standard format for typed materials.
• Record keeping principles and practices.
• Correct business English, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio‑economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.

Skills

• Planning, directing and reviewing the work of others on a project or day‑to‑day basis.
• Instructing others in work procedures.
• Performing technical, specialized, complex or difficult legal office support work.
• Maintaining accurate case and office records.
• Using initiative and independent judgment within established procedural guidelines.
• Organizing work, setting priorities and meeting critical deadlines.
• Contributing effectively to the accomplishment of team or department goals, objectives and activities.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working…