Court Services Officer

If another position becomes available within five months of this recruitment’s closing date, the applicant pool from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.

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 Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth.

Salary: The salary range for this position is $54,434.49 to $89,181.84 for Schedule A, and $54,434.49 to $84,722.75 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 June 3, 2014, are considered Schedule

A. Newly hired individuals, and Judiciary employees hired on or after June 3, 2014, are considered Schedule

B.

The Morris/Sussex Vicinage is seeking a team player who possesses strong problem solving, reasoning, technical competence, and interpersonal skills who is also committed to providing exceptional customer service to clients and a case management team. Under the general direction of the Court Executive 2B (Vicinage Civil Division Manager) and other supervisory personnel, the selected individual will perform:

REMOTE WORK
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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.

Regular and predictable physical presence at the worksite is an essential function of this position.

The selected individual will perform different duties such as:

• Analyze, monitor and process cases from intake through disposition in the civil or special civil part.
• Recommend strategies for case progression and meeting case management goals.
• Participate in team/work unit meetings.
• Advise judges and/or management on case issues.
• Review court activities for compliance with procedures, laws, court rules or administrative directives.
• Prepare and review trial calendars.
• Call the calendar, monitor outcomes and cases to ensure compliance with discovery deadlines and case management orders.
• Organize work to ensure efficiency; communicate regularly with judges, attorneys, self-represented litigants.
• Recommend civil complementary dispute resolution programs (arbitration, mediation, settlement events).
• Conduct pre court conferences; oversee electronic filing systems and advise others on technical issues.
• Prepare technical, statistical, financial, review or evaluation reports.
• Moderate court proceedings via audio visual programs such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams and perform other duties as required.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.

Experience: One year of…