Assistant Clerk / Hearing Clerk

DO YOUR CAREER JUSTICE! Each and every day, North Carolina's courts help provide safety for our communities, prosperity for our economy, and protection for the rights, liberties, and freedoms that sit at the foundation of our state and federal constitutions. Consider an exciting and rewarding career with us and join the more than 7,000 elected officials and employees who make up our workforce and help us ensure that justice is administrated without favor, denial, or delay.

Primary responsibilities for this Assistant Clerk/Legal Hearing Officer position include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist the Clerk in the exercise of judicial authority, exercising all of the judicial powers, functions and authority of the Clerk as ex officio Judge of Probate and as a judicial officer of the Superior Court.
• Conduct evidentiary hearings and render judicial opinions including relevant findings of fact and conclusions of law.
• Preside over hearings and issue orders on foreclosures, guardianships, claim and deliveries, supplemental proceedings, disputed funds, surplus proceeds, minor's funds, adult adoptions, and other matters within the statutory jurisdiction of the Clerk of Superior Court.
• Review and sign orders for supplemental proceedings, minor adoptions, property bonds, and default judgments.
• Provide legal advice to the Clerk of Superior Court and departments within the Office of the Clerk regarding procedural and statutory matters.
• Serve on Court committees, as appointed by the Clerk.
• Interact with the public attorneys, and others to provide information about court processes and procedural matters while neither offering legal advice nor engaging in ex parte communications.

This position reports to the Clerk of Court. Work hours are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday. 

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

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