Judicial Specialist 2 #00028087-24400 Part-Time, Term in Albuquerque, NM

About the role

The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court is recruiting for a part-time, term Judicial Specialist 2 #00028087-24400 for the Background Investigations Division in Albuquerque, NM.

Essential Functions

• Manage court cases in a court of limited original jurisdiction.
• Open cases and perform in-depth records checks utilizing computerized court records and NCIC information.
• Receive fines, fees and bond payments.
• Balance and reconcile daily cash receipts.
• Generate legal documents such as court date notices.
• Respond to inquiries from legal and law enforcement community and from the public.
• Enter case information into an automated case management system.
• Generate court documents.
• Colecct and initiate bookings from detention center; issue conditions of release instructions.
• Research defendant wants, warrants and prior conviction history.
• Maintain logs and records; prepare statistical case management and financial reports.

Qualifications

• Education: A high school diploma or GED.
• Experience: Two (2) years of experience in court case processing, a legal secretarial or related field such as advanced customer service, data processing, and/or banking/financial experience.
• Typing Certification: A typing certification from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (www.dws.state.nm.us) or similar may be required. If certification is required, a typing proficiency score of at least 35 net words per minute is mandatory. The New Mexico Workforce Connection Certification must have been issued within five (5) years of application.

Benefits

The successful applicant should demonstrate knowledge of legal terminology and phrases; basic knowledge of jury service; filing methods; case processing; knowledge of Specialty Court Programs; research methodology; project management techniques; court fee accounting practices; court monitoring procedures; Court Clerk’s Procedures Manual and Code of Ethics; court’s and States Language Access Policies, access to the Certified Language International Interpreting Line; and general organizational structure of the judiciary.

Pay

The target pay range/rate is $19.773-$24.716 per hour or $20,563.92-$25,704.64 annually.

Schedule

Work is performed at the Courthouse or at the Metropolitan Detention Center. The entire Metropolitan Detention Center property is a smoke free environment. Employees are not allowed tobacco products in their vehicles. Dress codes apply both at the Court and at the Metropolitan Detention Center.