Domestic Relations Facilitator; Court Services Specialist – Family Law

Description

Position Summary:

Why It’s a Great Opportunity:
As a compassionate and service-oriented professional, you will guide individuals through domestic relations matters—including divorce, child custody, minor guardian ships, and other family law concerns. Your role is to support the public in understanding and navigating complex legal processes during some of life’s most challenging and stressful moments. Some of the work you may support includes:

• Review domestic pleadings for completeness and ensuring conformance with statutes.
• Provide basic services to self-represented litigants for domestic case matters.
• Explain local procedures on filing, service and noting and confirming hearings, provide docketing and phone support.
• Review and assess problems with clients and make referrals and problem solve for resolution.
• Assist clients with filing domestic filings and explaining general procedures.
• May support document processing and data entry.

Why It’s a Great Department:
The Clerk of the Superior Court’s work is mostly administrative in nature, providing essential services for the community through maintaining the records of all cases filed in the county. We are an essential service helping people navigate through unfamiliar territory during challenging times with knowledge and empathy, creating safe spaces for residents of the county. Learn more about the Clerk of Superior Court on our site.

How to be Successful in the Role:
We are seeking reliable and independent decision makers with strong knowledge of court processes, customer service, and exceptional attention to detail. The ideal candidate will demonstrate empathy and compassion, with the ability to connect individuals to services across diverse backgrounds and varying states of well-being. Success in this role requires the capacity to multitask, a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook, and the ability to adapt quickly to new challenges.

Those who learn quickly and thrive in a varied, fast‑paced environment will excel in this position.

Your Future in this Role:
Your work will make a meaningful difference in the community while building a strong foundation for future opportunities within the Clerk of Superior Court and Pierce County. This position offers significant potential for growth and development, including cross‑training that prepares you for advancement. We view this as more than just a job; it’s the start of a career, and we are committed to supporting your success.

• Provide basic informational services to pro se litigants in domestic relations case matters.
• Explain local procedures on filing of actions, service of documents, the noting and confirming of motions before the Court, and advise attorneys and other interested parties regarding the status of cases and legal procedures.
• Review and assess domestic relations problems for litigants, ascertain the nature of relief sought, provide appropriate information on options for resolution, and make referrals to appropriate service and support agencies or departments. Coordinate and prepare complex reports requiring technical expertise in the assigned area.
• Review domestic relations pleadings prior to filing for completeness and conformance with statutes; review final domestic relations documents for completeness prior to submission to the Court.

This announcement is not intended to reflect all duties to be performed by our next team member, but shall present a descriptive list of the range of duties that may be performed. To view the complete classification, click.

• A resume is required for this position. Applications without a resume will not be considered.
• Two or more years of progressive, responsible Legal Assistant work or related experience is required.
• Domestic law experience directly related to the duties of the position is preferred.
• Additional education or experience may be substituted for the position requirements.

As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed…