Judiciary Clerk​/Judiciary Clerk Bilingual-Civil

When you come to work for New Jersey Judiciary you will join an 8500-member strong TEAM that operates with the highest standards of independence, integrity, fairness and quality service. You will be engaged with work that has purpose, meaning and makes a difference in lives of the public we serve. We work hard every day to build the public’s trust and confidence in our court system, which includes issues such as bail reform, marijuana decriminalization and recovery court.

Whether it be in a courtroom, an administrative office, a courthouse training room, an IT office or in the field, our Judiciary workforce is improving the lives of countless individuals and families every day. We honor the dignity and individualism of each member of our organization while fostering professionalism and continuous improvement in our work.

The salary range for this position is $47,483.56 to $71,916.05 for Schedule A, and $47,483.56 to $64,381.02 for Schedule

B. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current Judiciary employees, salary upon promotion or advancement will be an increase of 5% of base salary, not to exceed the maximum of the range, or the minimum salary of the band/level, whichever is greater. Judiciary employees hired prior to August 21, 2014, are considered Schedule

A. Newly hired individuals, and Judiciary employees hired on or after August 21, 2014, are considered Schedule

B.

The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 2 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, in addition to installing a multifactor authentication app on your phone or tablet, you will be required to have high speed home internet access.

• Performing court clerk duties, including but not limited to operating digital sound recording systems; maintaining accurate and detailed court records and logs of in-court events; sealing records, when required; operating systems such as ZOOM and Teams for remote court events; being able to call for interpreters and utilize related technology and equipment; administering oaths; marking exhibits/evidence; managing jurors during jury trials, from selection to verdict;
  
  completing court-related paperwork
• Troubleshooting and resolving basic technology issues
• Answering case management related questions posed by judges, attorneys, litigants, the public, co-workers and supervisors
• Providing excellent customer service to both internal and external customers, in person, by phone and via written communication
• Assisting customers to navigate electronic filing systems
• Providing forms and packets to customers
• Assessing filing and other fees
• Processing routine requests
• Timely reviewing and entering data into case management systems; verifying documents for timeliness, accuracy, completeness and conformity
• Performing other related duties, as required

External Applicants:
One year of experience performing a variety of clerical and support services to include keyboarding and one or more of the following: document or information processing, handling payments for fees, recording monies received, reconciling balances or accounts and/or scheduling meetings or appointments. Ability to use a keyboard, no minimum speed.

Internal Applicants:
Open to Judiciary employees who have an aggregate of one year of permanent service as of the announced closing date in the following career (classified) titles:
Advancement;
Judiciary Clerk 2;
Judiciary Clerk 2 Bilingual;
Judiciary Account Clerk 1;
Judiciary Account Clerk 1 Bilingual;
Lateral Reassignment;
Judiciary Account Clerk 2;
Judiciary Account Clerk 2 Bilingual;
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