Sessions Clerk - Middlesex Probate & Family Court

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Departmental Mission Statement:  

The Probate and Family Court Department's mission is to deliver timely justice to the public by providing equal access to a fair, equitable and efficient forum to resolve family and probate legal matters and to assist and protect all individuals, families and children in an impartial and respectful manner.

The Probate and Family Court Department has jurisdiction over family-related and probate matters, such as divorce, paternity, child support, custody, parenting time, adoption, termination of parental rights, and abuse prevention. We also handle wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, and changes of name. The Court has 14 divisions.

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE:
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/probate-and-family-court

Notes:  

This position will cover sessions in Woburn and Lowell and occasional sessions in Marlborough.

This position is designated as a union position and is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with O.P.E.I.U., Local 6.

Prior legal/paralegal experience preferred, preferably within the field of probate and family court subject matters.

Position Summary: This series is responsible for regularly attending sessions of court in place of a Judicial Case Manager or Assistant Judicial Case Manager, unless otherwise prohibited by statute. Performs specific functions in court such as:
• calling the list
• administering oaths
• receiving documents and exhibits
• and recording dispositions.
• Also performs case processing duties when court is not in session.
• Provides service to the public and other individuals who have business with the court consistent with policies on confidentiality.
• The position title above the entry level requires the performance of more responsible duties and more specialized out of court case processing duties.
• Employees are appointed into this series at the entry level position title and are eligible for reclassification to the higher-level position title consistent with the specifications for the higher level position title.
The position title reverts back to the entry level when there is a vacancy.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS: This position is part of a series that includes a number of levels. Employees are appointed to the entry level and are eligible to advance to the higher levels consistent with this job description and Trial Court policies.

Sessions Clerk I - This is the entry level position title within this series. Employees at this level are expected to run sessions of court and to perform case processing duties when cou