Standing Master

Job Overview

This is legal and administrative office support and judicial process coordination work under the direction of the Judges of the 18th Judicial District in Bozeman, Montana. This is a highly responsible professional legal work in adjudicating a variety of cases in the Eighteenth Judicial District Court of Bozeman, Montana.

Job Duties

• Conducts temporary and final hearings as well as modification hearings in domestic relations matters including parenting plans, property distribution, maintenance, and family support.
• Mediates and conducts settlement conferences in civil matters; conducts discovery conferences, and rules on discovery motions; conducts civil trials and renders judgments.
• Counsels persons on sensitive problems.
• Performs legal research and writes findings of fact and conclusions of law.
• Sets and revokes bail and determines release conditions; orders persons detained pending trial.
• Conducts preliminary and detention hearings in juvenile matters, hearings on delinquent youth petitions, preliminary hearings in abuse and neglect cases and civil commitment proceedings; conducts trials in child abuse and neglect matters.
• Conducts contested hearings in domestic relations cases and dependent neglect proceedings; calculates child support amounts in original proceedings and in modification proceedings; may conduct adoption proceedings, and sanity hearings.
• Conducts status conferences, scheduling conferences, modification hearings, and intervention proceedings.
• Supervises one administrative support person.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (Behaviors)

• Extensive knowledge of federal and state laws and court rulings as they pertain to the area of assignment.
• Extensive knowledge of established precedents, and sources of legal reference.
• Extensive knowledge of court procedures, rules of evidence, and courtroom procedures.
• Ability to apply legal principles and specialized knowledge to individual cases and problems.
• Ability to prepare for hearings and hear difficult cases and present material clearly and logically in oral and written form.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to deal with unhappy, unstable litigants.
• Ability to counsel persons on sensitive problems.
• Skill in the operation of a personal computer.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited law school, with 3 years of practicing law in Montana prior to the date of appointment.
• Licensure And Certification Requirements: Possession of a current Certificate of Admission to the Bar of the State of Montana; eligibility to practice law before the courts of the State of Montana. Completion of required continuing legal education courses.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Paid Leave & Holidays
• Retailment Plan

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office or courtroom with extensive public contact. Work may involve exposure to potentially dangerous situations from unpredictable litigants or parties.

Physical Demands

• Frequent sitting, talking, and listening.
• Essentially sedentary with occasional walking, standing, bending, and carrying items under 25 pounds such as papers and files.

Training Assignment

Not Applicable

Salary

$ 49.57 - 49.57 Hourly

Telework Eligibility

Not Telework Eligible

Employee Status

Regular

Schedule

Full-Time

Job Type

Standard

Shift

Day

Job Travel

Yes, 5 % of the Time

Primary Location

Bozeman

Agency

Judicial Branch

Union

000 - None

Posting Date

Jul 27, 2026, 10:51:05 PM

Closing Date

Ongoing

Required Application Materials

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• References

Contact Information

Contact Name: Mandi Edlin Contact Email: mandi.edlin@mt.gov Contact Phone: 4068412965