COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE - COURT CLERK

Acceptable Experience and Education
High School Diploma, or equivalent and two (2) years of office clerical experience, with experience in legal procedures, terminology, the court system, and customer service.

Essential Duties
Creates, codes, and documents civil, family, criminal and/or probate files; performs data entry of minutes, filing and file control;

Prepares court docket; retrieves, organizes and prepares case files prior to submission to courts and hearings;
Computes court costs and fees according to court dispositions and judgments;

Attends and understands court proceedings; participates with arraignments, jail pleas, dispositions, and judgments;

Prepares requests, subpoenas, abstracts, orders of sales, executions, citations, service packets, and related legal documents;

Responds to requests in person, by mail, and by telephone in accordance with established policies, procedures and regulations;

Researches information on case files, collections, judgments, cash bonds, status of cases as requested;

Conducts case searches for customers and agencies; prepares certified copies and disposition letters as needed;

Files, sorts and close case files; performs data entry of files and other legal documentation into an automated data base; keeps track of cases;

Calculates civil court costs on bond forfeiture cases;

Calculates proper fees for filings of cases, writs, executions, subpoenas and related documents;

Ensures filings are accurate; corrects errors;

Performs electronic filing;

Assists attorneys in collecting information;

Secures authorized signatures on legal documents and delivers to appropriate party or department;

Reviews the completion of various applications or documents and processes;

Follows up on credit time for defendants;

May handle sealed cases;

Schedules document/record archive and disposal as required;

Attends and participates in meetings, training and information sessions;

Stays abreast of laws, statutes, new trends and innovations in the field;

Substitutes, if assigned, during temporary absences by performing delegated duties sufficient to maintain continuity of normal operations;

Commits self to providing excellent customer service and demonstrate commitment through cooperative team and individual efforts; and

Creates a high quality work culture through participation in and emphasis on training and mentoring to develop leadership, management, and technical skills in self and all employees, including safety related training and skills;

Depending on area assigned:

Researches, and activates warrants;

Accepts and rejects e-file motions;

Shifts files;

Monitors jail time;

Takes and processes fingerprints;

Keeps track and processes individual jury members;

Strikes the jury;

Prepares change of orders and cases to other counties; prepares documents, assess fees, and e-files and mails;

Reports to agencies the disposition of cases;

Gathers, creates and scans information on new cases and orders, prints out judgments and sentence, files motions and orders, to include probation forms;

Creates the Trial court's certification of defendant's right of appeal;

Researches numbers files numbers for cases;

Reports actions on cases to systems;

Other Important Duties
Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.

Be available for work beyond standard workday or workweek hours as necessary.

As members of the County of El Paso Emergency Response System, all El Paso County employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers during a proclaimed emergency and may be required to train on emergency response and/or perform certain emergency services at the direction of their supervisor.

Minimum Requirements: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of: court system and proceedings; legal terminology; the principles and practices of effective customer service; office practices and procedures; English usage, grammar, punctuation and spelling; techniques for effective interpersonal communications; methods and computer equipment to include Windows and Microsoft based products.

Skill/Ability to: be able to plan and execute work both independently and as a team member; work expeditiously and accurately under pressure; operate personal computer using standard office operating software and general office equipment; handle high volume of work with time constraints; be flexible and adaptable to change; prepare and maintain records; maintain filing systems; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; deal with the public courteously and effectively; establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with those contacted during the course of work; Pass a Criminal Background Check; Bilingual (English-Spanish).

Each and every county position requires the following professional skills and abilities as key and necessary elements of performance:

• Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance;
• Work well with others and participate fully in a team oriented environment;
• Interface with other employees and customers in a courteous and respectful manner;
• Maintain strict confidentiality;
• Project positive support of their department and all county organizations at all times; and,
• Maintain and enhance the County's commitment to customer service excellence

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EdAP)
Reimbursement up to $2000 per calendar year for eligible education expenses.

EMPLOYEE FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER
The Employee Fitness and Wellness Center opened in October 2021 at the County Courthouse. The cost is $5 per employee per month.