Court Operations Associate, Hennepin County, Criminal Downtown - Public Safety Facility

Hennepin County District Court has an exciting opportunity to join the Criminal Downtown Team as a Court Operations Associate! This is a diverse, professional environment that promotes equity for all court staff and court customers. 
 
Court Operations Associates work individually and in teams using independent judgment along with available resources to perform a variety of administrative assignments. This role requires commitment to providing a professional court experience and an eye for detail, as well as excellent interpersonal communication, time management, and technological skills to match our high-performance environment. 

What You Will Do 

• Perform criminal courtroom clerking; prepare case files for court; check people in, host Zoom for remote calendars as needed; live update court files and complete other criminal case processing as needed

• Independently update case information and generate legal documents as decisions are made by the court during proceedings; ensure that electronic messages containing custody, warrant and sentencing information are passing to partner agencies in a timely and accurate manner

• Schedule court hearings and send notices to parties/attorneys

• Communicate courteously and effectively with court stakeholders by responding to requests for information, answering questions on court policies and procedures

• Perform financial activities including calculating costs and amounts due; receipting fines, fees, and bail via counter and mail payments; balancing tills

• Administrative duties as assigned

What You Must Have 

• High school diploma or equivalent 

• One (1) year of relevant job experience OR equivalent amount of post-high school education and experience totaling one year

  • Examples of relevant job experience: customer service, administrative work, office, and clerical work

Nice to Have 

• Two years of customer service and/or administrative experience 

• Proficient in Microsoft office Suite, with the ability to learn other job-related software 

• Experience in a legal setting such as a courtroom, or as a paralegal or legal assistant, with a background in preparing, analyzing, and processing legal documents

• Experience with electronic document ap