Case Administrator I - Orleans District Court

• Maintains dockets and records along with legal documents/files pertaining to cases.
• Enters complaints, petitions, summonses, warrants, daily lists, orders of commitment, other standard form documents, and updates to case information.
• Answers incoming phone calls, routes callers to appropriate personnel, takes messages, and provides routine information in response to inquiries.
• Provides technical assistance to litigants, counsel, and the public concerning case and court procedures, either in person or virtually.
• Performs general case intake duties, including receiving court papers and documents, determining general case category, and making docket entries.
• Performs various administrative tasks, including maintaining case files, coordinating with judges for endorsements, organizing and disseminating information, and assisting with scheduling motions.
• Copies, files, retrieves, and sorts court papers, documents, and folders according to established procedures.
• Compiles statistical data concerning cases, processing activities.
• Receives, date stamps, sorts, and distributes incoming mail. Processes outgoing mail.
• May provide assistance to a Sessions Clerk or an Assistant Clerk in a court session as required, including arranging for required papers, documents and exhibits, marking dockets and case papers, maintaining contact with attorneys and other individuals concerning courtroom activities, and processing files after court;
• Pulls daily lists and provides support to judicial lobby concerning cases;
• Sends out notices to various parties and attorneys;
• May perform cashiering duties, including receiving money, determining case type, making entries in the cash register or other system, validating case papers to reflect payments, and issuing receipts.
• Performs other duties as required.

Ethics and Values: Communicates and demonstrates the ethics and values of the Trial Court.
Mission Driven: Employees are fully committed to fulfilling the Trial Court and associated Departmental missions.
Professional Development: Employees are committed to participating in ongoing Trial Court training and educational offerings to advance their professional development. Managers are equally committed to affording opportunities to those they supervise as scheduling permits.
Customer Service: Conducts oneself in a courteous and professional manner towards both Trial Court employees and the public.
Applied Knowledge: Demonstrates ability with MS Office and other business technologies and can properly support the administration of departmental policies, procedures, and initiatives in a unionized employee environment.
Problem Solving: Accurately assesses common operational problems and recommends and facilitates appropriate solutions.
Commitment to Diversity: Promotes an environment of diversity through understanding, respect, and positive communication with persons of varied racial, ethnic, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
Collaboration: Works with others cooperatively, and promotes teamwork, contributing to a work environment that focuses on shared departmental goals.

Education and Experience:
• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalency
• One (1) year of related work experience
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered for meeting minimum qualifications.

Knowledge of:
• Modern office equipment and technology, including computers and applicable software, including MS Office products.
• Case management principles.
• Basic cashiering methods.

Skill in:
• Organization and time management.
• Customer service.
• Data entry.
• Attention to detail.

Ability to:
• Establish effective working relationships with others.
• Departmental and court policies and procedures.
• Prepare clear and accurate reports.
• Maintain appropriate records.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Work independently and follow oral and written instructions.
• Learn the procedures and functions, manual and automated, of the office to which assigned.

Physical Demands: Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.

Advertised: 21 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 02 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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